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Vietnam confirms 617 new COVID-19 infections on June 13

Vietnam on June 13 confirmed a total of 617 new COVID-19 infections, including one imported case, according to the Ministry of Health.
Vietnam confirms 617 new COVID-19 infections on June 13 ảnh 1Illustration. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam on June 13 confirmed a total of 617 new COVID-19infections, including one imported case, according to the Ministry of Health.

Thenew transmissions brought the total caseload to 10,732,429 since the startof the pandemic.

Thecapital city of Hanoi logged the highest number of infections with 157 cases.

Itwas followed by northern Bac Ninh and Yen Bai provinces, which reported 87 and41 infections, respectively.

Atotal of 9,339 patients were given the all-clear on the day, raising the totalnumber of recoveries to 9,562,523.

Thereare 53 patients needing oxygen support, while no deaths were recorded inthe past 24 hours. The total number of fatalities still stands at 43,083,accounting for 0.4 percent of total infections.

Nearly223.63 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in Vietnam sofar, including more than 200.8 million doses for adults, over 17.5million for those aged 12 to 17 and 5.3 million doses for childrenaged 5 to under 12 years old./.
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