Quarantine area (illustrative photo)

Total death since the beginning of the outbreak has been 7,540 by August 20, accounting for 2.3% of the infection cases.

More than 16.3 million vaccine doses have been administered, including over 1.6 million of second jabs. Seven provinces without new cases for 14 consecutive day are Quang Ninh, Bac Kạn, Tuyen Quang, Lai Châu, Hoa Binh, Hai Phong and Yen Bai.