Hanoi, (VNA) – Vietnam recorded 3,528 newcases of COVID-19 on October 10, a drop of 999 cases compared to the previousday, according to the Ministry of Health.
Among these new cases, 15 were imported.
HCM City recorded the highest number of infectionswith 1,067, followed by neighbouring Binh Duong province with 782 and DongNai province with 662.
The national tally now stands at 839,662, including 835,036 cases recordedin the fourth wave of infection that has swept the country since late April.
According to the Ministry of Health’s report,5,014 patients nationwide are in serious conditions, with 668 requiringinvasive ventilation and 22 on life support (ECMO).
On the day, the country saw 113 deaths from thedisease. The death toll now hits 20,555.
A further 21,398 patients were given the all-clear, taking the total number ofrecoveries to 782,199.
By October 9, the country had injected over 53.23million doses of vaccines to date, with more than 14.97million people now fully inoculated./.