This is the highest number of daily cases in the capital since the first Covid-19 patient was discovered in March 2020.

The number of Covid-19 related fatalities reported on the day was 228, including 78 in Ho Chi Minh City.

Residents in Thai Binh Province are vaccinated against Covid-19.

Total cases since the start of the pandemic now stand at 1,413,051, of which 1,407,655 are a result of the fourth wave of infections that have swept the country since late April.

The December 12 figure include 17 imported cases; 14,621 infections were local injections. A total of 9,377 new transmissions were detected in the community.

HCM City recorded the highest number of infections with 1,216, followed by Hanoi, and Tay Ninh at 920.

Vietnam’s Covid-19 death toll is now 27,839, or 2 percent of total cases.

There are 7,596 Covid-19 patients nationwide who are in a serious condition, with 942 requiring invasive ventilation and 18 on life support.

A further 1,295 patients were given the all-clear on the day, bringing the total number of recoveries to 1,054,720.

Over 57.4 million people in Vietnam have now been fully inoculated; nearly 75 million people have received at least one vaccine dose.

Hope Foundation to hand Tet gifts to Covid orphans

VnExpress's Hope Foundation has launched a fundraising campaign to deliver 1,500 Lunar New Year gifts to Covid-19 orphans in Ho Chi Minh City and southern provinces.

Vietnam reports 15,311 new cases of Covid-19 on Thursday

Vietnam reports 15,311 new cases of Covid-19 on Thursday. 

Vietnam plans to inoculate children aged 5-11 against Covid-19

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked the Ministry of Health (MoH) to promptly build a plan for vaccinating children aged 5-11 against Covid-19, which will be submitted to the Politburo for consideration and decision, according to an announcement released on December 8 by the Government’s Office.

14,599 new Covid cases reported on Wednesday

14,599 new Covid cases reported on Wednesday.

Hanoi's Covid-19 guidelines on infections in schools

Hanoi’s education and health authorities have issued guidelines on measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19 if there are infected people or close contacts in schools, as students begin going back to face to face after months of online learning.

Source: NDO/VNA