More than 8,700 cases of COVID-19 reported on Wednesday

February 02, 2022 - 18:49

 

A health worker checking COVID-19 test samples. VNA/VNS Photo

HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam registered 8,744 COVID-19 patients on Wednesday, the lowest daily caseload since mid-November last year.

The total number of infections nationwide since the start of the pandemic is now 2,295,494.

Among the new transmissions, there were 5,057 detected in the community and 22 imported cases that were quarantined upon arrival.

The capital city of Hà Nội still topped the list with 2,716 cases followed by Đà Nẵng and Thanh Hoá with 778 and 253, respectively.

The other infections were found in Hải Phòng (283), Hải Dương (233), Quảng Nam (221), Phú Thọ (216), Bắc Ninh (212), Bình Định (203), Gia Lai (200), Nam Định (197), Vĩnh Phúc (170), Lạng Sơn (165), Hồ Chí Minh City (148), Hà Nam (147), Hưng Yên (145), Ninh Bình (144), Hòa Bình (130), Nghệ An (120), Thái Bình (113), Bến Tre (113), Kon Tum (107), Bắc Giang (103), Quảng Ninh (100), Thái Nguyên (100), Bình Phước (94), Lâm Đồng (93), Thừa Thiên Huế (86), Quảng Bình (84), Bắc Kạn (78), Quảng Trị (68), Hà Giang (67), Tây Ninh (64), Phú Yên (50), Bạc Liêu (49), Vĩnh Long (46), Sơn La (44), Cà Mau (43), Yên Bái (42), Tuyên Quang (40), Điện Biên (34), Quảng Ngãi (32), Hậu Giang (32), Lào Cai (31), Hà Tĩnh (29), Đắk Nông (26), Trà Vinh (26), Khánh Hòa (25), Cao Bằng (23), Bình Dương (19), Kiên Giang (17), Đồng Tháp (16), Lai Châu (13), Bình Thuận (8 ), Long An (8 ), Cần Thơ (8), Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu (5), An Giang (4) and Đồng Nai (1).

The Ministry of Health also reported that 2,735 patients nationwide were in critical condition, with 374 requiring invasive ventilation and 14 on life support.

A further 6,795 patients were given the all-clear on Wednesday, taking the total number of recoveries to 2,068,853. 

More than 181.5 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in the country so far, with more than 79 million people receiving the full two doses, and over 28.3 million injected with booster shots. — VNS

 

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