HANOI, Apr 17 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam recorded 18,474 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, down by 1,602 from Friday, according to its Ministry of Health.
The new infections, which are all domestically transmitted, are reported in 62 cities and provinces.
The Vietnamese capital, Hanoi, remained the pandemic hotspot with 1,361 new cases reported yesterday, followed by the northern provinces of Phu Tho with 1,070 and Bac Giang with 874.
Also yesterday, local health authorities of northern Vietnam’s Quang Ninh province, reported 4,880 previously detected COVID-19 cases.
The newly recorded infections brought the total tally to 10,417,887, with 42,934 deaths. Nationwide, as many as 8,931,374 COVID-19 patients, or nearly 86 percent of the infections, have so far recovered.
More than 209.3 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in the country, including nearly 192.1 million shots on people aged 18 and above, said the ministry.– NNN-VNA
