Vietnam logs 12,680 new COVID-19 infections, 335 deaths

Vietnam recorded 12,680 new COVID-19 infections, including 17 imported cases, in the past 24 hours to 5pm on September 8, the Ministry of Health announced.
Vietnam logs 12,680 new COVID-19 infections, 335 deaths ảnh 1People get vaccinated against COVID-19 in central Da Nang city (Photo: VNA) 
Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam recorded 12,680 new COVID-19infections, including 17 imported cases, in the past 24 hours to 5pm onSeptember 8, the Ministry of Health announced.

Atotal of 12,663 were domestic infections, with 7,851 found inthe community.

Thetwo southern hotspots of Ho Chi Minh City and Binh Duong province reported7,308 and 3,172 new infections, respectively, accounting for the majority ofthe country's caseload.

Thebreakdown of new infections by localities are as follows: Dong Nai (814),Long An (372), Tien Giang (171), Can Tho (83), Dong Thap (62), Binh Phuoc (61),Quang Binh (53), Tay Ninh (52), Khanh Hoa (48), An Giang (46), Kien Giang (43),Nghe An (42), Ba Ria - Vung Tau (42), Hanoi (40), Da Nang (30), Dak Nong (28),Binh Dinh (27), Binh Thuan (26), Dak Lak (24), Phu Yen (19), Quang Ngai (19),Bac Lieu (18), Soc Trang (13), Tra Vinh (11), Thua Thien Hue (9), Ben Tre (6),Bac Ninh (5), Ca Mau (5), Gia Lai (3), Quang Nam (2), Ninh Thuan (2), Son La(2), Thai Binh (1), Hung Yen (1), Ha Tinh (1), Lang Son (1) and Hau Giang(1).

Thenew cases brought the national caseload to 563,676, making Vietnam 50th outof 222 countries and regions in terms of total infections and 158th interms of infections per one million people.

Atotal of 559,346 cases have been reported in the fourth wave of infections thatbegan late April.

Afurther 13,937 COVID-19 patients have been released from hospitals in the past24 hours, bringing the total recoveries to 325,647.

Asmany as 6,479 patients are in serious conditions, with 29 requiring lifesupport (ECMO), according to the health ministry.

Vietnamalso reported 335 COVID-19 fatalities on September 8, bringing thecountry's death toll to 14,135 (2.5 percent of confirmed caseload, 0.4 percenthigher than the world's average rate of 2.1 percent).

HCMCity and Binh Duong lead the national death count with 268 and 34fatalities each, and the rest mostly in southern localities.

Atotal of 771,937 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered on September7, bringing the country's total doses to nearly 23.6 million. Nearly 3.8million people have been fully vaccinated./.
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