New COVID-19 cases drop by 5,800 on Wednesday
(VOVWORLD) - From 4pm on Tuesday to 4pm on Wednesday, Vietnam recorded 49,124 new cases of COVID-19 in 61 out of 63 provinces and cities, down 5,871 cases compared to the previous day. Vietnam’s caseload has so far totaled 9,980,464.
In 24 hours, an additional 130,273 patients recovered, raising the total number of recoveries to 8,277,563. There were 31 deaths of COVID-19.
By Wednesday, Vietnam administered 207,235,119 doses of the vaccine against COVID-19. The 1st dose vaccination rate for people aged 18 or older is 100%, 2nd dose is 99.8%, 3rd dose is about 50%.
Vietnam is ready to vaccinate children from 5 to under 12 years old. The Ministry of Health has assigned relevant units to urgently develop a vaccine supply plan for 4th dose injection.