Taking 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 total number of infections in the day to 1,007, according to the Ministry of Health.
Among the new infections, there were 149 in Ho Chi Minh City, 60 in Binh Duong, 41 in Khanh Hoa, 24 in Vinh Long, 18 in Tien Giang, eight in Phu Yen, five each in Vinh Phuc, Hung Yen and Dong Thap, three in 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 1,891 imported ones. The number of infections since the fourth wave of outbreaks hit the country on April 27 amounted to 19,610, including 5,753 recoveries.
Twelve localities nationwide have gone through two weeks 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 negative with the coronavirus once, 179 twice and 83 thrice.
By 5pm on July 7, Vietnam's national COVID-19 vaccine fund had received 8.058 trillion VND (349.8 million USD) worth of donations from 389,891 organisations and individuals, according to its management board.
The Ministry of Finance said that to vaccinate 75 million residents, Vietnam needs a total of 25.2 trillion VND to purchase 150 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines./.
