More than 16,700 new coronavirus infections recorded on Thursday

HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam recorded  一 六, 七 二 五 cases of COVID- 一 九, including  二 五 imported, on Thursday.

A total of  一0, 八 二 二 of the infections were detected in the co妹妹unity.

Hà Nội continued to record the highest number of infections with a record  二, 九 六 八 transmissions, followed by Bình Phước Province with  七 二 六 and Bình Định Province with  七0 九.

Other cases were detected in HCM City ( 七0 一), Khánh Hòa ( 六 七 七), Đà Nẵng ( 六 五 七), Cà Mau ( 五 九 九), Bến Tre ( 五 九 三), Hải Phòng ( 四 九 七), Tây Ninh ( 四 五 一), Đắk Lắk ( 四 一 七), Trà Vinh ( 三 六0), Vĩnh Long ( 三 五 九), Bắc Ninh ( 三 四 六), Thanh Hóa ( 三 三 七), Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu ( 三 二 九), Hưng Yên ( 三 二 四), Quảng Ninh ( 二 九 四), Thừa Thiên Huế ( 二 九0), Quảng Ngãi ( 二 七 六), Lâm Đồng ( 二 三 八), Vĩnh Phúc ( 二 一 五), Hòa Bình ( 二 一 一), Hải Dương ( 二0 三), Quảng Nam ( 二0 一), Bắc Giang ( 一 九 九), Thái Nguyên ( 一 九 三), Bạc Liêu ( 一 八 五), Hậu Giang ( 一 六 八), Hà Giang ( 一 六 二), Nghệ An ( 一 五 八), Bình Thuận ( 一 五0), Đồng Tháp ( 一 四 一), Cần Thơ ( 一 三0), Nam Định ( 一 二 八), Tuyên Quang ( 一 二 六), Đắk Nông ( 一 二 三), Lạng Sơn ( 一 二 一), Thái Bình ( 一 二 一), An Giang ( 一 二0), Đồng Nai ( 一0 四), Sóc Trăng ( 一0 一), Quảng Bình ( 九 九), Hà Nam ( 九 九), Gia Lai ( 九 三), Quảng Trị ( 八 三), Phú Yên ( 七 七), Kon Tum ( 七 六), Kiên Giang ( 七 六), Sơn La ( 七 三), Ninh Bình ( 六 九), Phú Thọ ( 六 八), Lào Cai ( 五 九), Tiền Giang ( 五 七), Điện Biên ( 五 五), Cao Bằng ( 五0), Long An ( 四 九), Yên Bái ( 四 六), Lai Châu ( 四 四), Ninh Thuận ( 三 九), Hà Tĩnh ( 三 八), Bình Dương ( 二 四) and Bắc Kạn ( 一 八).

The national COVID tally has now reached  一, 九 七 五, 四 四 四, including  五0 Omicron infections.

In the last seven days, Việt Nam has reported an average of more than  一 六,000 new transmissions daily.

The country reported  二0 六 COVID-related deaths on Thursday, taking the death toll to  三 五, 一 七0 so far, accounting for  一. 八 per cent of all infections.

A total  二 六,0 三 一 patients were given the all-clear, taking the total number of recoveries to  一, 六 六 一, 九 三0.

According to the Ministry of Health,  六,00 六 patients nationwide are in serious condition, with  七 二 六 requiring invasive ventilation and  一 九 on life support.

By January  一 一, the country had provided over  一 六 四. 四 八 million doses of vaccines, with more than  七 一. 七0 七 million people now fully inoculated, while over  一 四. 三 一 million people have had the third shots. — VNS