Additional 1,239 Covid-19 infections confirmed on Friday, no death
An additional 1,239 new Covid-19 infections were confirmed on Friday, raising the national tally to over 10.71 million, according to the Ministry of Health.
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According to the ministry's report, most of the new patients are locally-transmitted cases confirmed in 33 out of 63 localities in the country with some localities seeing the highest numbers including Hanoi (297), Vinh Phuc (86), Phu Tho (63), Hai Duong (59), and Nghe An (56).
As of Friday evening, the number of Covid-19 patients in Vietnam has increased to over 10.71 million. The country now stands 12th among 227 countries and territories worldwide in the number of infections.
On May 27, an additional 9,365 more patients recovered from the disease, raising the number of recoveries in the country to over 9.43 million.
On Friday evening, no deaths related to Covid-19 were announced. The total fatalities stood at 43,078.
By May 26, the country had injected more than 220 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines, including over 3.80 million given to children aged 5 to 11.
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