Vietnam's Covid-19 cases soaring; reports 2,301 new cases, 34,500 in total as govt approves 40 million Sputnik V-doses deal

A man smokes tobacco with a traditional wooden pipe on the side of a road in Hanoi on Tuesday, July 13, 2021. Vietnam reported 2,301 new Covid-19 infections on Tuesday, including 2,296 locally transmitted and five imported, bringing the total tally to 34,500. - AFP

HANOI, July 13 (Xinhua): Vietnam reported 2,301 new Covid-19 infections on Tuesday, including 2,296 locally transmitted and five imported, bringing the total tally to 34,500, according to the country's Ministry of Health.

Among the community cases, 1,797 were reported in the southern Ho Chi Minh City, 186 in the nearby southern Binh Duong province, and 130 in the southern Long An province.