Vietnam records 8,176 new COVID-19 cases on November 14

Vietnam logged 8,176 new COVID-19 cases in 52 localities during 24 hours as of 4pm on November 14, including 13 imported ones, according to the Ministry of Health.
Vietnam records 8,176 new COVID-19 cases on November 14 ảnh 1Medical workers take samples of residents in Phu Do, Hanoi (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam logged 8,176 new COVID-19cases in 52 localities during 24 hours as of 4pm on November 14, including 13imported ones, according to the Ministry of Health. 

Ho Chi Minh City continued to record the highestnumber of infections with 985, followed by An Giang (695), Dong Nai (674) and Binh Duong (623).

The national tally reached 1,026,522.

According to the Ministry of Health’s report,3,947 patients nationwide are in serious conditions, with 333 requiringinvasive ventilation and 13 on life support (ECMO).

On the day, the country saw 64 deaths from the disease. Thedeath toll now hits 23,082, accounting for 2.2 percent of total cases.

A further 5,275 patients were given the all-clear,taking the total number of recoveries to 863,311.

By November 13, the country had injected over 98.9million doses of vaccines to date, with more than 34.6million people now fully inoculated./. 
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