Vietnam records 330 new COVID-19 infections

Vietnam recorded 330 new COVID-19 cases, including nine imported, from 12pm to 7h30pm on July 7, raising the total number of infections in the day to 1,007, according to the Ministry of Health.
Vietnam records 330 new COVID-19 infections ảnh 1Taking samples for COVID-19 testing (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam recorded 330 new COVID-19 cases,including nine imported, from 12pm to 7h30pm on July 7, raising the totalnumber of infections in the day to 1,007, according to the Ministry of Health.

Among the new infections, there were 149 in Ho ChiMinh City, 60 in Binh Duong, 41 in Khanh Hoa, 24 in Vinh Long, 18 in TienGiang, eight in Phu Yen, five each in Vinh Phuc, Hung Yen and Dong Thap, threein Hanoi, two in Bac Giang and one in Thanh Hoa.

Of them, 268 cases were detected in quarantine and sealed off areas.

As of July 7 evening, Vietnam had recorded 21,180 domestic cases and 1,891imported ones. The number of infections since the fourth wave of outbreaks hitthe country on April 27 amounted to 19,610, including 5,753 recoveries.

Twelve localities nationwide have gone through twoweeks without new cases in the community.

As many as 8,557 patients have been given the all-clear,while the death toll has reached 102.

Of those still under treatment, 311 tested negativewith the coronavirus once, 179 twice and 83 thrice.

By 5pm on July 7, Vietnam's national COVID-19vaccine fund had received 8.058 trillion VND (349.8 million USD) worth ofdonations from 389,891 organisations and individuals, according to its managementboard.

The Ministry of Finance said that to vaccinate 75 million residents, Vietnamneeds a total of 25.2 trillion VND to purchase 150 million doses of COVID-19vaccines./.

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