Hanoi (VNA) – An additional 9,340 new COVID-19 cases, including 9,323domestic and 17 imported, were detected on August 9, the Ministry of Health (MoH)said.

TheMoH also announced a further 360 people have died of complications related tocoronavirus SARS-CoV-2.

Themajority of those new infections were found inside areas currently locked downby the authorities.

HoChi Minh City is still the area most affected by new cases with 3,991discovered on August 9.

Therest were in Binh Duong (2,887), Dong Nai (538), Tay Ninh (290), Long An(287), Tien Giang (251), Ba Ria-Vung Tau (242), Can Tho (98), Hanoi (78), DongThap (77), Da Nang (60), Vinh Long (57), Binh Dinh (45), An Giang (37), BinhThuan (34), Khanh Hoa (33), Lam Dong (30), Thua Thien Hue (27), Kien Giang (20),Quang Ngai (18), Hau Giang (18), Tra Vinh (15), Ha Tinh (15), Gia Lai (14), DakNong (14), Nghe An (12), Hai Duong (12), Quang Nam (11), Ninh Binh (10), BinhPhuoc (5), Quang Binh (3), Dak Lak (3), Thai Binh (2), Son La (1), Lao Cai (1),Ca Mau (1), Bac Lieu (1) and Bac Giang (1).

ByAugust 9 afternoon, the national count had reached 219,745, including 2,362imported cases.

Ofthe new fatalities, the most were in Ho Chi Minh City where 269 people losttheir lives.

Fromthe rest of the deaths, 39 were in Tien Giang, 38 in Dong Nai, three in LongAn, while Can Tho City, Binh Dinh, Dong Thap, Vinh Long each had two, and oneeach in Hanoi, Khanh Hoa and Tay Ninh.

Thecountry’s death toll related to COVID-19 amounted to 3,757.

The same day, 4,423 patients were given the all-clear, bringing the total number ofrecoveries to 75,920.

Amongthe patients being treated, 509 are in intensive care units while 23others are in a critical condition.

Alsonoted by the authorities was that now more than 9.4 million people have beengiven at least one vaccine shot with 945,806 of those fully inoculated./.