Among these new cases, 17 were imported and 4,028 were local transmissions. Of these, 1,599 were detected in the community.

The national tally now stands at 888,940, of which 884,177 are the result of the fourth wave of infections that swept the country since late April.

A man from a high-risk area in a village in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak's Buon Me Thuot receives Covid-19 vaccine.

Ho Chi Minh City remained the locality with the highest number of infections of 966, an increase of 217 cases compared to the previous day’s figure. It was followed by Binh Duong province with 524 cases and Dong Nai province with 429. The capital city of Hanoi recorded 14 new cases in the past 24 hours.

The 53 Covid-related deaths were in HCM City (30), Binh Duong (12), Dong Nai (5), Long An (2), An Giang (2), Tay Ninh (1), and Bac Lieu (1). The country’s death toll is now 21,673.

According to the Ministry of Health’s report, 2,899 patients nationwide are in serious condition, with 19 on life support (ECMO).

A further 1,314 patients were given the all-clear on October 24, taking the total number of recoveries to 805,978.

Almost 936.74 million vaccine doses were administered in Vietnam on October 23. The country has now inoculated more than 72.9 million doses of vaccine to date, with over 21 million people fully vaccinated.

Over VND11 billion donated for Covid-19-impacted children

The National Fund for Vietnamese Children on October 21 received more than VND11 billion (US$483,727) from different donors in aid of children affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.

UpRace: Running for children orphaned by Covid-19 pandemic

Participants of UpRace 2021 can choose the social organisations to contribute to from each run (with 1 km equal to VND1,000) with the aim to support disadvantaged people, especially children orphaned by Covid-19 in Vietnam.

JICA pledges to continue assisting Vietnam in improving medical capacity to respond to Covid-19

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will continue to support Vietnam in enhancing the medical capacity to respond to Covid-19, said JICA Chief Representative in Vietnam Shimizu Akira at a press conference that was held via video conference on October 21.

Vietnam reports 3,985 Covid-19 cases, 5,202 recoveries on October 22

Vietnam recorded 3,985 cases of Covid-19 on October 22, including eight imported cases, according to the Ministry of Health.

98 percent of IPs’workers in Bac Giang administered one Covid-19 vaccine dose

(BGO)- As vaccination is considered a useful measure in the pandemic fight, Bac Giang province has paid high attention to administering vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 for people with a priority to workers in the industrial parks.

Source: NDO/VNA