The Ministry of Health announced 3,639 new cases of COVID-19, on October 25, along with 65 COVID-19 related deaths.

Sample collection for COVID-19 testing in Dak Lak province's Buon Ma Thuat city (Photo: VNA)

Among these new cases, 19 were imported and 3,620 were local transmissions. Of these, 1,573 were detected in the community.

The national tally now stands at 892,579, of which 887,797 are the result of the fourth wave of infections that swept the country since late April.

Ho Chi Minh City remained the locality with the highest number of infections of 969, an increase of three cases compared to the previous day’s figure. It was followed by Binh Duong province with 517 cases, down seven cases, and Dong Nai province with 458, up 29 cases. The capital city of Ha Noi recorded 18 new cases in the past 24 hours, up four cases.

The 65 COVID-related deaths were in HCM City (40), Binh Duong (11), Dong Nai (7), Tay Ninh (3), Bac Lieu (2), An Giang (1), and Tien Giang (1). The country’s death toll is now 21,738.

According to the Ministry of Health’s report, 3,135 patients nationwide are in serious condition, with 15 on life support (ECMO).

A further 1,323 patients were given the all-clear on October 25, raising the total number of recoveries to 807,301.

More than 1.12 million vaccine doses were administered in Viet Nam on October 24. The country has now inoculated more than 74 million doses of vaccine to date, with over 21.46 million people fully vaccinated.

Source: VNA