Vietnam Reported 3,346 New COVID-19 Cases

Vietnam Reported 3,346 New COVID-19 Cases

HANOI, Aug 27 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam recorded 3,346 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, down by 151 from Thursday, according to its Ministry of Health.

All the new cases were locally transmitted, said the health ministry.

The newly reported infections brought the total tally to 11,399,400. The country reported no new deaths from the pandemic yesterday, with the total fatalities staying at 43,110.

As of yesterday, there were 162 severe cases in need of assisted breathing, the ministry said.

Nationwide, 10,126,265 COVID-19 patients, or nearly 89 percent of the total infections, have so far recovered.

Nearly 255.2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in the country, including roughly 218.1 million shots on people aged 18 and above, said the ministry.

Vietnam has already recorded COVID-19 infections with the Omicron BA.4, BA.5, BA.2.12.1 and BA.2.74 sub-variants, and is accelerating the inoculation of its people with a fourth vaccine dose.– NNN-VNA

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