Vietnam reports 1,922 new COVID-19 cases on July 15 evening
Vietnam recorded 1,922 new COVID-19 infections, including 33 imported and 1,889 local cases, from 6am to 7h30pm on July 15, according to the Ministry of Health.
Taking samples of traders at traditional markets in Phu Yen for COVID-19 testing (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam recorded 1,922new COVID-19 infections, including 33 importedand 1,889 local cases, from 6am to 7h30pm on July 15, according to the Ministry of Health.
Of the new domestic cases, 1,399 were in Ho Chi Minh City, 122 in Binh Duong, 63 in DongThap, 60 in Dong Nai, 41 in Long An, 33 in Da Nang, 30 each in Ben Tre and PhuYen, 17 each in Vinh Long and Binh Thuan, 13 in Binh Phuoc, 12 in Hung Yen, 11in Can Tho, 10 in Ninh Thuan, seven in Hanoi, four each in Soc Trang, QuangNgai and Khanh Hoa, three each in Bac Ninh and Tra Vinh, and one each in Binh Dinh, Ca Mau, VinhPhuc, Lam Dong, Dak Lak, and Bac Giang.
The figure raised the total cases recorded in the past 24 hours to 3,416,including 3,379 domestic infections. Ho Chi Minh City, the largest coronavirushotspot in the country, documented 2,691 cases.
Of the total, 3,099 cases were detected in quarantine or locked down areas.
By 7h30pm on July 15, Vietnam had a totalof 38,858 locally transmitted cases and 1,992 imported ones. The number ofdomestic infections since the fourth wave of COVID-19 outbreaks hit the countryon April 27 was 37,288, including 6,914 recoveries.
Among the active patients, 307 tested negative for the coronavirus once, 114twice and 81 thrice.
As many as 64 patients were given the all-clear on July 15, raising the totalnumber of recoveries to 9,688.
Twelve provinces and cities have gone through two weeks without any newinfections.
ꦺ A total of 4,146,767 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administeredso far, with 3,859,995 people getting the first shot and 286,772 othersreceiving two jabs./.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has required southern localities to immediately set up support centres and hotlines to provide help to people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic which has been spreading fast recently.
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Despite the ongoing global circulation and unpredictable developments of SARS-CoV-2, the World Health Organisation (WHO) hasn’t issued new warnings about COVID-19, said the Ministry of Health.
Taking samples of traders at traditional markets in Phu Yen for COVID-19 testing (Photo: VNA) 
