Vietnam reports 24,623 new COVID-19 cases, nearly 14,000 recoveries

The Health Ministry confirmed an additional 24,623 new daily COVID-19 infections, and nearly 14,000 recoveries on April 13.

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New transmissions grew by over 1,800 cases compared to the previous day’s figure, duly bringing the country’s total caseload to 10,297,587 since the start of the pandemic.

Hanoi continues to top the daily numbers of infections with 1,727 cases, trailed by the northern provinces of Phu Tho and Vinh Phuc, with 1,627 and 1,147 infections, respectively.

A further 20 deaths caused by COVID-19 were also confirmed on the same day, thereby raising the nation's total death toll since the pandemic started last year to 42,878, accounting for 0.4% of the overall caseload.

The total number of recovered patients in the country has now climbed to 8,770,994 following 13,887 COVID-19 cases making a full recovery from the disease.

The Ministry of Health also announced on April 13 that more than 208.8 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have now been administered nationwide.

Prof. Dr. Phan Trong Lan, head of the Department of Preventive Medicine under the Ministry of Health, said that an estimated 3.6 million children in the country have been infected with COVID-19, with vaccination for this group being conducted three months after recovering from the disease.

For the group from five to 12 years old, there are 11.8 million children in the age group who can be given the COVID-19 vaccine. Of which, it is estimated that 8.2 million of these children have not yet contracted the virus.

Accordingly, the injection of two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for eligible children is set to be finalized by the end of the second quarter, Prof. Lan added.

The first Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for children from five to 12 years old, which arrived in Vietnam on April 8, will be administered to sixth-grade students in the northern province of Quang Ninh on April 14, according to Assoc Prof. Dr. Duong Thi Hong, vice director of the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE).

Earlier on March 31, the Ministry of Health approved the injection of Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for children between five and 12 years old.

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