Vietnam records 46,880 new COVID-19 cases

46,880 COVID-19 cases recorded on Monday

Medical workers label test samples. VNA/VNS Photo via Viet Nam News/Asia News Network

HANOI— There were 46,880 new COVID-19 infections recorded across Vietnam on Monday.

The new cases bring the country’s tally to 2,834,373, with 39,605 deaths and 2,294,669 recoveries since the start of the pandemic.

Currently, 3,145 patients have severe infections with 13 on life support.

Out of the new daily transmissions, 33,851 were in the community.

The capital city of Hanoi again registered the highest daily number of infections with 5,477.

A total of 104 COVID-related deaths were also recorded, taking the total number of fatalities to 39,605, accounting for 1.4 per cent of total infections.

There were a further 13,235 recoveries, bringing the total number of people given the all-clear to 2,294,669.

Nearly 191.7 million doses of vaccine have been administered as of Monday, of which more than 75.4 million people have been fully inoculated. — VNS

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