HANOI, Aug 7 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam recorded 8,324 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, including 8,320 locally transmitted and four imported, according to the country’s Ministry of Health.
The new infections brought the total tally to 193,381, with 3,016 deaths, the ministry said.
Among the community cases, 4,060 were reported in the southern epicentre, Ho Chi Minh City, 1,169 in the nearby southern Binh Duong province, and 859 in the southern Long An province.
As many as 62,332 COVID-19 patients have so far recovered, up 4,292 from Thursday, while nearly 8.1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered nationwide, according to the ministry.
As of yesterday, Vietnam registered a total of 191,043 domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases, including 189,473 detected, since the start of the latest outbreak in late Apr, the ministry said.– NNN-VNA
