The new cases included 1 imported case, 176 cases in Bac Giang, 33 in Bac Ninh, 25 in Ho Chi Minh City, 4 in Hanoi, 10 in Lang Son, and each one in Thai Binh, Long An, Hai Duong, Hung Yen, and Ha Nam province.
Vietnam reported the 47th death of COVID-19 on Friday. The 22-year-old girl from Phu Tho province died of COVID-19, septic shock, blood fungal infection, and bone marrow failure, the Ministry of Health said.
This is the 12th COVID-19 death in Vietnam during the current fourth COVID-19 wave and the 47th fatality since last year.