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COVID-19: 8,537 new cases added to national tally

Vietnam recorded an additional 8,537 infections, including seven imported cases, in the past 24 hours to 5pm on September 24, according to the Ministry of Health.
COVID-19: 8,537 new cases added to national tally ảnh 1A health worker collects swab samples from a man for COVID-19 testing in Hanoi. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam recorded an additional 8,537infections, including seven imported cases, in the past 24 hours to 5pm onSeptember 24, according to the Ministry of Health.

Ho Chi Minh City, which is the country’s current largest pandemic hotspot,continued to report the highest number of infections with 3,786 cases, down 1,266cases from the previous day. It was followed by neighbouring Binh Duongprovince (2,978, up 214 cases), Dong Nai (803, up 43 cases) and Kien Giang (230).The capital city of Hanoi logged five cases during the day.

The country has to date logged 736,972 COVID-19 cases.

A total of 12,371 patients were given the all-clear on September 24, raisingthe total number of recoveries to 505,859.

The death toll rose to 18,220 after an additional 203 deaths wereannounced on the same day.

As of the end of September 23, over 36.79 million doses of vaccine were givento people so far, including more than 29.53 million first shots and 7.25million second jabs./.
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