(VOVWORLD) -An additional 9,472 COVID-19 infections, including 7 imported cases, were reported in the past 24 hours to 5pm on Thursday, according to the Ministry of Health.
Ho Chi Minh City,, which is the country’s current largest pandemic hotspot, continued to report the highest number of infections with 5,052 cases, down 383 cases from the previous day. It was followed by neighbouring Binh Duong province (2,764, down 1,415 cases), Dong Nai (760, down 170 cases) and Long An (190). Hanoi logged 5 cases during the day.
Vietnam has to date logged more than 720,000 COVID-19 cases, more than 493,000 of them have recovered and more than 18,000 died.