Of the total Covid-19 cases, there were over 3,700 recoveries and 300 deaths.
HCMC still took the lead in the number of new infections with 3,731 cases, followed by Binh Duong (2,513), Dong Nai (443), Long An (428), Tien Giang (282) and Da Nang (278).
During the last 24 hours, the number of daily cases reduced by 807. HCMC saw an increase of 172 cases, Binh Duong reduced 819 cases while Dong Nai increased 145.
Since the beginning of the Covid-19 outbreak, the country recorded a total of 302,101 infections, ranking 73rd out of 222 nations and territories. From the fourth wave of the outbreak on April 27, the country reported 298,064 Covid-19 cases. Among these, 108,534 people have recovered.
On August 17, 395,979 doses of Covid-19 vaccines were administered taking the total to 15.5 million doses including about 14 million people receiving their first shots.
