(VOVWORLD) - An additional 9,340 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Vietnam on Monday, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said.
3,991 of the latest infections were detected in Ho Chi Minh City, the largest epicenter in Vietnam at the moment.
The rest were in Binh Duong (2,887), Dong Nai (538), Tay Ninh (290), Long An (287), Tien Giang (251), Ba Ria-Vung Tau (242), Can Tho (98), Hanoi (78), Dong Thap (77), Da Nang (60), Vinh Long (57), Binh Dinh (45), An Giang (37), Binh Thuan (34), Khanh Hoa (33), Lam Dong (30), Thua Thien Hue (27), Kien Giang (20), Quang Ngai (18), Hau Giang (18), Tra Vinh (15), Ha Tinh (15), Gia Lai (14), Dak Nong (14), Nghe An (12), Hai Duong (12), Quang Nam (11), Ninh Binh (10), Binh Phuoc (5), Quang Binh (3), Dak Lak (3), Thai Binh (2), Son La (1), Lao Cai (1), Ca Mau (1), Bac Lieu (1) and Bac Giang (1).
The national count has reached 219,745 cases.
On Monday, the MoH also announced 360 more COVID related deaths including 269 in HCM city.
The country’s death toll related to coronavirus amounted to 3,757.