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Vietnam reports 17,000 new COVID-19 cases on Dec. 30

Vietnam registered 17,000 new COVID-19 cases on December 30, the highest number the country has ever posted in a single daily update.
Vietnam reports 17,000 new COVID-19 cases on Dec. 30 ảnh 1Testing for COVID-19 in Hanoi's outlying district of Thanh Tri. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Vietnam registered 17,000 new COVID-19 cases on December 30,the highest number the country has ever posted in a single daily update.

The totalnumber of infections since the start of the pandemic stands at 1,714,742.

Twenty of thenew infections were imported and the remaining domestic. New transmissionswere reported in 61 provinces and cities across the country.

A totalof 11,404 infections were detected in the community.

The capitalcity of Hanoi continued to be the leading locality on the list, with 1,866cases.

Otherlocalities that reported new transmissions were Ca Mau (1,008), TayNinh (935), Hai Phong (838), Khanh Hoa (788), Binh Phuoc (759), Ho Chi MinhCity (697), Bac Lieu (666), Binh Dinh (620), Dong Thap (590), Vinh Long (586),Tra Vinh (579), Lam Dong (477), Thua Thien-Hue (439), Hai Duong (299), Bac Ninh(289), Phu Yen (289), Can Tho (287), Binh Thuan (277), An Giang (262), QuangNam (233), Hung Yen (211), Tien Giang (203), Kien Giang (203), Ben Tre (196), DaNang (185), Thanh Hoa (182), Ba Ria - Vung Tau (180), Soc Trang (180), QuangNinh (165), Dong Nai (160), Ha Giang (160), Ninh Binh (160), Gia Lai (155), HauGiang (153), Quang Ngai (141), Son La (129), Nghe An (123), Phu Tho (104), LangSon (103), Nam Dinh (102), Dak Nong (100), Ha Nam (98), Vinh Phuc (96), Binh Duong(96), Dak Lak (69), Quang Tri (59), Cao Bang (58), Thai Binh (58), Ninh Thuan(57), Long An (53), Thai Nguyen (50), Hoa Binh (47), Bac Giang (46), Lao Cai(44), Tuyen Quang (21), Dien Bien (17), Yen Bai (14), Quang Binh (13), Lai Chau(4) and Bac Kan (1).  

Up to 34,102patients were declared recovered from the disease, with 1,336,644people across the country having been given the all-clear so far.

More than149.3 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administerednationwide.

A further 240fatalities related to COVID-19 were confirmed on the day.

Vietnam'snational COVID-19 related death toll stands at 32,168, about 1.9 percentof total infections, ranking 26th out of 224 countries and territoriesworldwide./.
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