COVID-19 patient tally crosses 9,000
The Ministry of Health confirmed 44 new COVID-19 cases in the past 12 hours to 6am on June 8, including one imported case, raising the national patient tally to 9,027.
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| COVID-19 patient tally crosses 9,000. |
The 43 latest domestically-transmitted cases are reported in Bac Giang (22), Bac Ninh (6), and Ho Chi Minh City (15). All were detected in quarantined or locked-down areas.
The imported case has been sent to quarantine right upon arrival in the central province of Quang Nam.
To date, Vietnam has found 7,445 domestically-transmitted and 1,582 imported cases. The number of cases detected since April 27 when the fourth wave of the pandemic began in the country is 5,875.
The number of recoveries is 3,509, while the number of fatalities stands at 53.
Among patients undergoing treatment in medical establishments, 216 tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 once, 72 twice and 75 thrice.
There are currently 176,398 people who had close contact with confirmed patients and entered the country from pandemic-hit regions under quarantine at hospitals, concentrated quarantine facilities or residences.
On June 7, 87,016 additional COVID-19 vaccine shots were injected, raising the total delivered vaccine doses as of 4pm the same day to 1.34 million, with 38,166 people receiving full two shots.
The Health Ministry called on everyone to follow its 5K message, including khau trang (facemask), khu khuan (disinfection), khoang cach (distance), khong tu tap (no gathering), and khai bao y te (health declaration), and get vaccinated.
(Source: VNA, VGP)
