New daily cases of COVID-19 drop sharply nationwide on Friday
(VOVWORLD) - From 4 pm on Thursday to 4 pm on Friday, the National COVID-19 Case Management System recorded 72,556 new infections, down 8,272 cases compared to the previous day, in 62 provinces and cities.
The number of recoveries in the past 24 hours was 87,463, while 33 patients died.
As of Friday, Vietnam administered more than 206.3 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, including nearly 50 million third doses.
The Ministry of Health is working to secure vaccines against COVID-19 for children from 5 to under 12 years old. The Ministry has conducted professional training and requested localities to make human resources and facilities ready as soon as the vaccine arrives.