COVID-19: Vietnam adds 2,155 cases to national count on July 20 morning
Vietnam logged in 2,155 new infections of COVID-19, including one imported case, from 6:30pm on July 19 to 6am on July 20, taking the national count to 60,180, according to the Ministry of Health.
Medical workers from the healthcare centre of Hanoi's Dong Da district collect samples for COVID-19 testing. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam logged in 2,155 new infectionsof COVID-19, including one imported case, from 6:30pm on July 19 to 6am on July20, taking the national count to 60,180, according to the Ministry of Health.
The local infections are 1,519 in Ho Chi Minh City; 156in Binh Duong; 133 in Tien Giang; 80 in Dong Nai; 43 in Vinh Long; 38 in KhanhHoa; 34 in Ben Tre; 32 in Da Nang; 26 in Ba Ria-Vung Tau; 22 in Can Tho; 12 inPhu Yen; 10 in Hau Giang; eight in Kien Giang; seven in Vinh Phuc; six each inHanoi, Binh Phuoc, An Giang, and Dong Thap; two in Dak Lak, Quang Ngai, BacLieu and Lam Dong; and one each in Quang Nam and Lang Son.
The number of cases reported since the fourth coronaviruswave hit the country late April reached 56,530, 8,273 of whom have been giventhe all-clear. The total recoveries stood at 11,047.
On July 19, 21,595 more people received COVID-19 vaccineshots, bringing the total doses administered in the country to over 4.3million. A total of 309,791 people have been fully vaccinated with two jabs./.
The Hanoi Department of Health urges its preventive medicine units to step up screening COVID-19 testing targeting people considered at-risk as the city has seen a spike in locally-infected cases over the last several days.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh demanded ministries, sectors, and localities reinforce all forces to ramp up the COVID-19 combat while addressing an unscheduled meeting with the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on July 19.
The Ministry of Health reported 2,180 new cases of COVID-19 on July 19 evening, raising the total number of infections in the day to 4,195, including 4,175 domestically transmitted and 20 imported that were quarantined upon arrival.
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Medical workers from the healthcare centre of Hanoi's Dong Da district collect samples for COVID-19 testing. (Photo: VNA)
