Việt Nam reports 15,586 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday

A total of 15,586 new COVID-19 cases were recorded across the country on Saturday, bringing the national tally to 1,636,455. With 1,879 transmissions, Hà Nội again registered a record number of infections, and was the locality with the most cases nationwide for the seventh consecutive day. The remaining infections were in Tây Ninh (946), HCM City (885), Vĩnh Long (875), Cà Mau (835), Khánh Hòa (793), Đồng Tháp (789), Cần Thơ (702), Bạc Liêu (612), Trà Vinh (564), Hải Phòng (425), Thừa Thiên Huế (395), Bình Định (387), Tiền Giang (326), Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu (297), An Giang (289), Kiên Giang (282), Sóc Trăng (279), Đồng Nai (274), Hưng Yên (271), Bắc Ninh (252), Bình Thuận (242), Lâm Đồng (221), Đà Nẵng (211), Bến Tre (203), Phú Yên (192), Quảng Ninh (183), Gia Lai (166), Thanh Hóa (153), Quảng Trị (148), Nam Định (123), Hải Dương (109), Bình Dương (108), Hà Giang (104), Nghệ An (95), Hậu Giang (93), Vĩnh Phúc (91), Quảng Nam (84), Hà Nam (68), Thái Nguyên (64), Bắc Giang (61), Đắk Nông (53), Long An (50), Phú Thọ (48), Quảng Ngãi (47), Sơn La (38), Hòa Bình (37), Thái Bình (37), Ninh Thuận (33), Quảng Bình (32), Bình Phước (27), Cao Bằng (27), Tuyên Quang (17), Lào Cai (14), Yên Bái (14), Lai Châu (7) and Điện Biên (2).

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