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Additional 15,935 COVID-19 cases recorded on Jan. 21

A total of 15,935 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Vietnam on January 21, raising the total number to 2,110,737.
Additional 15,935 COVID-19 cases recorded on Jan. 21 ảnh 1A COVID-19 vaccination site in Hanoi (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - A total of 15,935 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Vietnamon January 21, raising the total number to 2,110,737.

Thirty-fourwere imported infections and the remaining domestic. New cases werereported in 62 out of the 63 provinces and cities across the country.

A totalof 10,912 transmissions were detected in the community.

Thecapital city of Hanoi again led the list, with 2,805 cases. It was followed bycentral Da Nang city and northern Hai Phong city, with 964 and 796 infections,respectively.

Theother localities that reported new infections were Hung Yen (685), Ben Tre(618), Thanh Hoa (509), Quang Ngai (482), Binh Phuoc (475), Binh Dinh (420), BacNinh (418), Quang Ninh (369), Khanh Hoa (346), Quang Nam (344), Hai Duong(341), Ca Mau (319), Bac Giang (299), Vinh Phuc (280), Thua Thien Hue (280), ThaiNguyen (268), Vinh Long (263), Tra Vinh (240), Tay Ninh (237), Nghe An (233), LamDong (231), HCM City (227), Nam Dinh (223), Phu Tho (209), Hoa Binh (208),Thai Binh (187), Ninh Binh (151), Lao Cai (134), Tuyen Quang (129), Ha Nam(128), Ba Ria - Vung Tau (127), Dien Bien (115), Bac Lieu (113), Lang Son(112), Dak Nong (101), Gia Lai (99), Son La (99), Ha Giang (99), Binh Duong(95), Quang Binh (90), Hau Giang (87), Phu Yen (84), Yen Bai (84), Dong Thap(81), Kon Tum (73), Kien Giang (72), Binh Thuan (71), Can Tho (61), Quang Tri(56), Soc Trang (55), Ha Tinh (52), Dong Nai (51), Cao Bang (51), An Giang(39), Ninh Thuan (31), Tien Giang (28), Long An (22), Lai Chau (22) and BacKan (13).

Vietnamhas seen 130 cases of the Omicron variant so far, in Hanoi (12),Quang Nam (27), HCM City (65), Hai Duong (1), Hai Phong (1), Thanh Hoa (2), DaNang (8), Khanh Hoa (11), Long An (1) and Quang Ninh (2).

Afurther 2,256 patients were declared recovered, taking thenumber of people given the all-clear so far to 1,797,180.

Atotal of 177 fatalities related to COVID-19 were announced. To date, thecountry has had 36,443 deaths, making up 1.7 percent of totalinfections and ranking 25th out of 224 countries and territoriesworldwide.

Morethan 173.7 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administeredacross the country so far./.
VNA
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