Việt Nam records 699 new COVID-19 infections, no deaths for six days

A worker at an industrial park in HCM City receives his second COVID-19 vaccine booster in June 2022. — VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Vũ

HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam recorded 699 new COVID-19 infections – all locally transmitted – in the past 24 hours, bringing the total caseload to 10,737,107.

Hà Nội was the only locality with over 100 new cases reported, at 141.

The remaining transmissions were detected in Nghệ An (48), HCM City (39), Phú Thọ (36), Lào Cai (33), Bắc Ninh (32), Yên Bái (32), Hải Phòng (30), Quảng Ninh (26), Đà Nẵng (24), Nam Định (19), Tuyên Quang (18), Vĩnh Phúc (17), Thái Bình (16), Thái Nguyên (16), Bắc Kạn (16), Ninh Bình (15), Hải Dương (13), Bắc Giang (13), Hà Giang (12), Sơn La (12), Quảng Trị (12), Quảng Bình (12), Hà Nam (12), Lâm Đồng (7), Bình Phước (7), Cao Bằng (7), Hòa Bình (6), Lạng Sơn (6), Hưng Yên (6), Thanh Hóa (5), Lai Châu (3), Điện Biên (2), Khánh Hòa (2), Bến Tre (2) and Đồng Tháp (2).

The seven-day average of new daily COVID-19 patients in the country stands at 729, down from 833 a week ago.

Saturday also saw 5,889 patients declared recovered from the virus, bringing the total recoveries to 9,597,375 to date.

There are currently 55 patients in serious condition across the country, with none on life support.

There were no COVID-19 fatalities for the sixth consecutive day.

The death toll remains at 43,083, roughly 0.4 per cent of the total caseload.

More than 225.2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered to date, with nearly 202 million doses in the adult population, 17.5 million in those aged 12-17 years, and 5.77 million in children aged 5-11. — VNS