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Vietnam reports 5,383 new cases of COVID-19 on October 4

Vietnam recorded 5,383 new cases of COVID-19, including one imported, in the last 24 hours to 5pm on October 4, the Ministry of Health announced.
Vietnam reports 5,383 new cases of COVID-19 on October 4 ảnh 1Vietnam records 5,383 new cases of COVID-19, including one imported, in the last 24 hours to 5pm on October 4. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam recorded 5,383 new cases of COVID-19, includingone imported, in the last 24 hours to 5pm on October 4, the Ministry of Healthannounced.

Thecountry also logged 130 deaths, taking the national tally to 19,845, or 2.4 percentof all cases. The seven-day average stands at 149 deaths a day. 

HoChi Minh City, which is the country’s largest pandemic hotspot, continuedto record the highest number of cases, with 2,490 new infections. Thecity's total number of infections in the fourth wave is now 400,003.

Theremaining new cases were found in Binh Duong (1,210), Dong Nai (701), AnGiang (222), Soc Trang (118), Long An (90), Kien Giang (69), Khanh Hoa (53), TienGiang (52), Binh Thuan (48), Ca Mau (36), Ha Nam (36), Dong Thap (33), Can Tho(27), Ba Ria - Vung Tau (25), Tay Ninh (20), Quang Binh (18), Quang Ngai (17),Binh Dinh (14), Ninh Thuan (12), Ben Tre (12), Tra Vinh (10), Nghe An (10), QuangTri (9), Bac Lieu (9), Hanoi (8), Dak Nong (8), Vĩnh Long (7), Phu Yen (5), NamDinh (3), Thanh Hoa (2), Bac Ninh (2), Phu Tho (2), Bac Giang (1), Da Nang (1),Hai Duong (1), and Gia Lai (1). Among these, 2,690 were detected in thecommunity.

Thenumber of infections in the cluster at Viet Duc Hospital in Hanoi hasgrown to 41, including 33 Hanoi residents, four from Nam Dinh province,two from Ha Tinh, one from Hung Yen and one from Hai Duong. A total of16,859 samples have been taken for testing, of which 15,478 samples havereturned and 33 of these were positive. 

Todaycases bring Vietnam's total number of infections to 813,961, of which809,375 are the result of the fourth wave of infections that have sweptthe country since late April.

Thesame day, 27,683 patients were given the all-clear from coronavirus SARS-CoV-2,bringing the country's total recoveries to 721,480.

Twelveprovinces and cities in the country have reported no new cases in the past 14days, including Bac Kan, Tuyen Quang, Lai Chau, Hoa Binh, Yen Bai, Ha Giang, ThaiNguyen, Dien Bien, Hai Phong, Thai Binh, Lang Son, and Lao Cai.

However,6,144 patients are still in a serious condition in hospital, according tothe Health Ministry's report, with 854 requiring invasive ventilation and24 on life support (ECMO).

Asmany as 859,182 doses of COVID-19 vaccines were administered on October3, putting the total administered shots in Vietnam to more than45 million. More than 10.8 million people have received two doses ofvaccine./.
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