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Vietnam logs additional 13,137 COVID-19 cases

An additional 13,137 COVID-19 cases, including 13,101 domestic and 36 imported, were recorded in Vietnam in the past 24 hours to 5pm on September 5, the Ministry of Health reported.
Vietnam logs additional 13,137 COVID-19 cases ảnh 1At an intensive care centre in Ho Chi Minh City (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – An additional 13,137 COVID-19 cases, including 13,101domestic and 36 imported, were recorded in Vietnam in the past 24 hours to 5pmon September 5, the Ministry of Health reported.

HoChi Minh City, which is the country’s current largest pandemic hotspot, logged thehighest number, with 6,226 cases.

It was followed by neighbouring Binh Duong province with 3,540infections and Dong Nai province with 1,243 cases.

Theremainders were found in Long An (756), Kien Giang (345), Tien Giang (133), CanTho (100), Tay Ninh (91), Dong Thap (78), Khanh Hoa (74), An Giang (73), Da Nang(64), Hanoi(53), Ba Ria - Vung Tau (51), Nghe An (48), Binh Thuan (47), TraVinh (33), Quang Ngai (25), Phu Yen (24), Binh Phuoc (22), Vinh Long (20), BinhDinh (13), Ca Mau (6), Lam Dong (5), Ben Tre (5), Bac Ninh (5), Quang Tri (4),Thanh Hoa (4), Lang Son (3), Son La (2), Bac Lieu (2), Ninh Thuan (1), QuangNam (1), Ha Tinh (1), Bac Giang (1), Quang Ninh (1), and Dak Nong (1).

Vietnam’stotal number of COVID-19 infections has reached 524,307 since the pandemic brokeout in early 2020, ranking 51st out of 222 countries and territories across theworld.

Asmany as 9,211 patients were given the all-clear from the coronavirus on theday, raising the total of recoveries to 291,727.

Atotal of 281 fatalities were reported on September 5, lifting the death toll to13,074.

Morethan 336,000 doses of vaccines were given to people on September 4. So far,over 21.44 million doses of vaccines were administered, including nearly 3.2million second jabs./.
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