Fri, Dec 17, 2021, 03:00:00

The daily number of COVID-19 cases over the last 29 days
The latest patients comprise 12 imported cases and 13,758 domestic infections in 59 cities and provinces, namely Ho Chi Minh City (1,554), Can Tho (913), Tay Ninh (719), Binh Duong (697), Ba Ria – Vung Tau (648), Dong Thap (608), Soc Trang (588), Binh Thuan (576), Tra Vinh (560), Vinh Long (559), Dong Nai (548), Bac Lieu (544), Binh Phuoc (516), Kien Giang (443), Ha Noi (429), Ca Mau (396), An Giang (375), Ben Tre (335), Khanh Hoa (308), Hau Giang (294), Binh Dinh (195), Lam Dong (174), Ha Giang (163), Bac Ninh (145), Nghe An (143), Long An (122), Thua Thien-Hue (119), Dak Nong (88), Thanh Hoa (87), Quang Nam (84), Hai Duong (69), Da Nang (65), Ninh Thuan (56), Nam Dinh (55), Phu Tho (54), Vinh Phuc (50), Tien Giang (50), Quang Ngai (47), Hoa Binh (46), Thai Nguyen (39), Hai Phong (36), Phu Yen (35), Tuyen Quang (30), Gia Lai (26), Hung Yen (22), Lang Son (20), Quang Binh (18), Quang Tri (18), Yen Bai (17), Cao Bang (13), Ha Nam (11), Bac Giang (11), Quang Ninh (9), Ninh Binh (9), Kon Tum (7), Thai Binh (7), Dien Bien (4), Lao Cai (3), and Son La (1).
The national tally includes 1,218,886 locally transmitted cases recorded since April 27 when the fourth COVID-19 wave began.
The same day, the ministry reported 16,088 fresh recoveries, taking the total number of recovered cases to 974,724. Among the current positive cases, 6,413 are in critical conditions.
The ministry also announced further 173 fatalities, bringing nation’s COVID-19 death toll to 25,055 or 2 percent of the total infections.
The nation has administered 120,644,108 COVID-19 vaccine doses, an increase of 1,231,057 from Sunday./.
