Vietnam reports record high number of Covid-19 cases as virus total goes above 500,000


Hanoi on Friday (Sept 3) continued to evacuate residents in Thanh Xuan District from their homes after the capital's biggest Covid-19 cluster was discovered in the area. - Vietnam News/ANN

HANOI, Sept 3 (Vietnam News/ANN): Vietnam recorded the highest daily increase in coronavirus cases on Friday with 14,922 new infections, taking the total tally to more than half a million.

Of the latest transmissions, just 28 were imported, and the rest discovered either in the community or already in locked down or quarantine zones.

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