COVID-19: Daily caseload rises to 10,011 over 24 hours

Vietnam has recorded 10,011 coronavirus cases in 5 localities during the past 24 hours till 06.00pm on September 26, an increase of 329 cases compared to the previous day, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said in its coronavirus update.

Of the new infections, 5,313 cases were detected in the community through test screening or random testing, and the rest were documented in quarantine or lockdown areas.

Ho Chi Minh City, the country’s largest coronavirus hotspot, recorded 5,121 cases, up by 1,075 cases compared to the previous day.

It was followed by Binh Duong, another coronavirus hotspot in the south that reporting 3,332 new cases, down by 297 cases, and Dong Nai with 746 cases, down by 250 cases.

Dak Lak province topped central localities in infection numbers, registering 49 cases.

Notably, the newly-detected outbreak remains complicated in the northern province of Ha Nam that reported 49 new cases.

As of 06.00pm on September 26, Vietnam has recorded 756,689 coronavirus cases since the start of the outbreak in January 2020, and 752,185 locally acquired infections following the resurgence of the virus nearly five months ago.

Of the total, 522,747 patients have been discharged from hospital after making a full recovery from the disease, including 11,477 recoveries announced on September 26.

The past 24 hours saw Vietnam confirm 184 COVID-19 fatalities, with HCM City and Binh Duong reporting 131 and 26 cases, respectively.

The September 26 figure has raised the COVID-19 death toll in Vietnam to 18,584, making up 2.5% of the total number of infections and 0.4% higher than the average death rate globally.

Nearly 87.5 million vaccine doses have been administered nationwide, with more than 7.9 million people getting full jabs.