8,385 new domestic cases reported on Tuesday

A further 8,385 new domestic cases of COVID-19 were reported in Việt Nam on Tuesday, a decrease of 938 cases compared to the previous day.

The highest number of cases was confirmed in HCM City with 3,956, followed by southern Bình Dương Province with 1,325, Long An (890 cases) and Đồng Nai (732 cases).

Other domestic infections were in 36 other provinces and cities including Nghệ An (128 cases), Bà Rịa – Vũng Tàu (109), Cần Thơ (106) and Tây Ninh (102).

The health ministry confirmed 61 new cases in Hà Nội.

The National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control reported 388 new deaths on Tuesday. Most of them (308) were in HCM City, increasing the total number of deaths across the country to 4,145.

As many as 4,428 patients were declared recovered the same day. Việt Nam now has seen 80,348 recoveries.

Also on Tuesday, five new imported cases were confirmed. — VNS

Agencies