Việt Nam reports 3,345 COVID-19 cases on Saturday

A sixth-grade student is vaccinated against COVID-19 at Hoàng Hoa Thám Secondary School in northern Bắc Ninh Province. — VNA/- VnExpress News Photo Đinh Văn Nhiều

HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam on Saturday confirmed 3,345 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the country’s total caseload to 10,673,915.

Saturday’s new transmissions decreased by 474 compared with Friday’s numbers.

Hà Nội saw the highest daily increase with 630 new infections.

The remaining transmissions were found in Vĩnh Phúc (222), Phú Thọ (179), Bắc Ninh (153), Tuyên Quang (148), Nghệ An (143), Bắc Giang (136), Quảng Ninh (121), Yên Bái (105), Quảng Bình (97), Nam Định (95), Lào Cai (90), Bắc Kạn (87), Gia Lai (80), Thái Bình (79), Lâm Đồng (67), Đà Nẵng (66), Hải Dương (58), Ninh Bình (53), Thái Nguyên (51), Hà Giang (49), Lai Châu (49), Quảng Trị (46), Sơn La (46), Hòa Bình (42), Lạng Sơn (41), HCM City (39), Hưng Yên (37), Cao Bằng (36), Hà Nam (35), Hà Tĩnh (31), Hải Phòng (29), Bình Định (25), Bình Phước (24), Thanh Hóa (20), Tây Ninh (17), Vĩnh Long (13), Điện Biên (13), Bình Dương (11), Đồng Tháp (10), Đắk Nông (8 ), Quảng Nam (8 ), Cà Mau (7), Khánh Hòa (7), Bình Thuận (7), Thừa Thiên Huế (6), Bà Rịa – Vũng Tàu (5), Bến Tre (5), Long An (4), An Giang (4), Trà Vinh (3), Đồng Nai (3), Bạc Liêu (3), Kiên Giang (1) and Hậu Giang (1).

The seven-day rolling average of new cases currently stands at 3,444, marking a steady decline of the outbreak in Việt Nam.

A total of 2,288 COVID-19 patients made a full recovery. The total number of recovered patients in the country has now reached 9,318,525.

There are currently 473 COVID-19 patients needing oxygen support, nine require invasive ventilation and 32 are on life support.

No COVID-related deaths were reported on Saturday. The nation’s COVID death toll remains at 43,055.

More than 188,703 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Việt Nam so far, including 17.3 million given to children aged 12-17 years, and over 1.81 million to those aged 5-11. — – VnExpress News