Vietnam confirms record daily Covid-19 cases for three consecutive days

The Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam area in Hanoi has been locked down after 22 new Covid-19 cases were reported on Saturday afternoon (Aug 21, 2021). - Vietnam News/ANN

HANOI, Aug 21 (Vietnam News/ANN): Vietnam reported a record of 11,321 new Covid-19 infection cases on Saturday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 336,707, the Ministry of Health announced.

This is the third consecutive day that Vietnam has logged record numbers of daily cases since the pandemic began. Of the latest transmissions, 22 were imported and 11,299 were locally-transmitted.

Among the new cases, 7,428 were found in the community. No new deaths were confirmed on Saturday (Aug 21).

As of Saturday, there are 687 patients currently in intensive care.

Most of the community cases were detected in southern localities, including 4,505 in Binh Duong province, 4,084 in Ho Chi Minh City, and 589 in Tien Giang province.

Also on Saturday, Binh Duong province confirmed another 2,118 locally transmitted cases that were detected in previous days.

The new infections brought the country's total tally to 336,707, with at least 7,540 deaths, according to the ministry.

As many as 140,087 Covid-19 patients have so far recovered, up 7,272 from Friday, while nearly 16.5 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines have been administered nationwide.

As of Saturday, Vietnam has registered a total of 332,626 locally transmitted Covid-19 cases since the start of the current wave in late April, the ministry said.