 Medical workers prepare room for new patients at a hospital designated for COVID-19 treatment in HCM City. (Photo: VNA) |
They comprise four imported cases and 905 local infections, including 666 in Ho Chi Minh City; 80 in Dong Nai; 44 in Khanh Hoa; 43 in Ben Tre; 19 in Ba Ria – Vung Tau; 18 in Phu Yen; 17 in Vinh Long; four each in Ninh Thuan and Tay Ninh; two each in Kien Giang, Thua Thien-Hue, An Giang and Bac Ninh; and one each in Soc Trang and Binh Dinh.
Of the new domestic infections, 688 were detected inside quarantined and locked down areas.
The total recoveries stood at 9,553 while the death toll was 132.
On Tuesday, 20,557 more people received COVID-19 vaccine shots, bringing the total doses administered in the country to nearly 4.08 million. A total of 283,884 people have been fully vaccinated with two jabs.