COVID-19: Daily count hits record high of more than 26,000 in Vietnam
VOV.VN - The past 24 hours saw Vietnam detect 26,032 new coronavirus cases in 61 cities and provinces across the country, the highest caseload recorded in a single day, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).
Official data from the MoH also show nearly 10,000 more patients recovered from the disease and an additional 74 people infected with the virus died during the day.
Of the newly detected infections, as many as 8,264 were diagnosed in the community, nine people tested positive upon returning from overseas, and the remainder were documented in the lockdown or quarantine areas.
Hanoi capital in the north continued to top localities in infection numbers, registering 2,887 new cases. Other northern localities that saw their daily count surpass the 1,000 case mark, include Hai Phong, Hai Duong, Nam Dinh, Bac Ninh and Hoa Binh.
Except for Nghe An province in the central region that registered 1,748 cases, other localities in the central and southern regions recorded dozens to hundreds of new cases each.
As of 06pm on February 10, Vietnam has detected 2,430,683 COVID-19 cases since the start of the outbreak, ranking 34th out of 225 countries and territories worldwide.
Of the infected patients, 2,206,594 have been discharged from hospital after making a full recovery from the disease, and 38,688 patients have died of the virus.
The number of Omicron infections remains unchanged at 192 in 16 localities, including 92 cases confirmed in Ho Chi Minh City, 27 in Quang Nam, 20 in Quang Ninh, 14 in Hanoi, and 11 in Khanh Hoa.
More than 184 million vaccine doses have been administered nationwide, with over 74 million people getting their second shot and more than 30 million people receiving their additional shot/booster jab.