Local residents in An Giang province get vaccinated against COVID-19. (Photo: VNA) Outof the cases recorded on the day, only 19 were imported and the rest weredomestic cases.
HCMCity led the country in the number of new cases again with 5,383, followed byBinh Duong (4,187), Dong Nai (996), Long An (454), Tien Giang (312), Da Nang(202), Tay Ninh (132), Khanh Hoa (131), Quang Binh (125) and Dong Thap(122).
Newpatients were also found in An Giang (91), Bình Thuan (87), Hanoi (77), Can Tho(72), Thua Thien Hue (70), Dak Lak (63), Ba Ria - Vung Tau (59), Nghe An (57),Ben Tre (31), Binh Dinh (29), Thanh Hoa (28), Kien Giang (28), Phu Yen (21), TraVinh (19), Binh Phuoc (17), Hau Giang (15), Vinh Long (14), Quang Tri (13), QuangNgai (9), Soc Trang (8 ), Ca Mau (8), Ninh Thuan (6), Ha Tinh (6), Quang Nam(5), Ninh Binh (5), Ha Nam (4), Gia Lai (4), Son La (3), Bac Lieu (3), Bac Ninh(2), Bac Giang (2) and Hai Duong (1).
Outof the domestic cases, 6,627 were reported as community infections as they werefound in communities outside quarantine areas and locked down zones
Reportsfrom health officials on August 27 also said 386 deaths have been recorded.
Theyinclude 356 deaths reported during the day in HCM City (287), Binh Duong (34), DongNai (13), Khanh Hoa (10), Long An (7), Da Nang (2), Ben Tre (1), Soc Trang (1),Thanh Hoa (1), and 30 recorded in Phu Yen from the beginning of the month. This brings the country’s death toll to 10,053.
Atotal of 10,126 patients were given the all-clear, bringing the number ofrecoveries to 198,614.
Thereare eight cities and provinces that have gone 14 days without new cases, whichare Quang Ninh, Bac Kan, Tuyen Quang, Lai Chau, Hoa Binh, Yen Bai, Ha Giangand Kon Tum.
Asof August 27, more than 18.8 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have beenadministered, with 2,235,013 people having been fully inoculated./.
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