Vietnam sees over 9,500 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours
Hanoi (VNA) – As of 4pm on
November 20, Vietnam recorded 9,531 new cases of COVID-19 in 24 hours,
including 13 imported cases, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).
Of the 9,518 new domestic infections in 60
provinces and cities, there are 4,776 cases of community transmission.
Ho Chi Minh City still reported the most (1,046), followed by the provinces of Binh Duong (669), Dong
Nai (621), Dong Thap (515), and Tay Ninh (495).
The infection tally in Vietnam currently
stands at 1,084,625, ranking 37th among the 223 countries and
territories.
The domestic infections in the fourth wave of
COVID-19, since April 27, numbers 1,079,529 with 897,520 recoveries.
With 16,773 patients given the all-clear
during the 24 hours, the total recoveries so far has reached 900,337.
The MoH also reported 107 new fatalities,
bringing the accumulative number of deaths to 23,685.
On November 19, Vietnam administered 1,662,042
doses of COVID-19 vaccine, raising the total to 106,543,301. Among the
vaccinated people, 66,483,363 received at least one shot of vaccine while 40,059,938
were fully inoculated, the MoH said./.