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Number of daily COVID-19 infections exceeds 60,000 mark

The record for daily transmissions was broken again on February 23 as Vietnam logged 60,355 new COVID-19 infections.
Number of daily COVID-19 infections exceeds 60,000 mark ảnh 1A pupil in central Thanh Hoa province has sample taken for COVID-19 testing (Photo: VNA) 
Hanoi (VNA) - The record for daily transmissions was broken again onFebruary 23 as Vietnam logged 60,355 new COVID-19 infections.

Thenew cases bring the country's tally since the pandemic broke out to2,972,378.

Therewere a further 15,641 recoveries, bringing the total number of people given theall-clear to 2,320,722.

Ofthe new cases, 17 were imported and quarantined upon arrival. Out of the newdaily transmissions, 42,145 were in the community.

Currently,3,263 patients have severe infections with 13 on life support.

Thecapital city of Hanoi again registered the highest daily number of infectionswith 7,419, also a record for the city.

Otherlocalities with four-digit case numbers were Bac Giang (2,998), Hai Duong(2,944), Hoa Binh (2,595), Bac Ninh (2,505), Phu Tho (2,499), Nam Dinh (2,203),Vinh Phuc (2,013), Quang Ninh (1,868), Hai Phong (1,816), Ninh Binh (1,739), HungYen (1,617), Yen Bai (1,556), Nghe An (1,525), Thai Nguyen (1,499), HCM City(1,451), Lao Cai (1,406), Thai Binh (1,385), Lang Son (1,322), Khanh Hoa(1,296), Tuyên Quang (1,277), Đắk Lắk (1,262), Quảng Nam (1,097), Binh Dinh(1,059) and Ha Giang (1,057).

Theremaining transmissions were found in Da Nang (918), Cao Bang (873),Quang Binh (825), Thanh Hoa (803), Binh Phuoc (731), Ha Tinh (694), Lam Dong(636), Dien Bien (560), Ba Ria - Vung Tau (515), Ha Nam (448), Phu Yen (388), CaMau (378), Binh Duong (373), Lai Chau (371), Quang Tri (327), Gia Lai (314), DakNong (264), Thua Thien Hue (226), Binh Thuan (185), Kon Tum (155), Tay Ninh(142), Quang Ngai (108), Bac Kan (103), Bac Lieu (98), Dong Nai (92), Ben Tre(84), Vinh Long (69), Tra Vinh (50), Long An (49), Can Tho (41), Dong Thap(30), Ninh Thuan (19), Soc Trang (18), An Giang (14), Tien Giang (12), HauGiang (9) and Kien Giang (8).

Afurther 91 COVID-related deaths were reported on the same day, takingthe total number of fatalities to 39,719, accounting for 1.3 percent oftotal infections.

Nearly75.5 million people in the country have been fully inoculated./.



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