15/08/2021
Uh-oh. So far, only 1% of Vietnam's 96 million people are vaccinated....
Comparatively, Cambodia is now up to 42%, Laos 20%, and Thailand only around 5%.
On Wednesday, Vietnam reported 7,623 new cases, down from 8,620 on Sunday with most new infections in Ho Chi Minh City, the Health Ministry said. In total, Vietnam has confirmed 177,813 cases, more than 85% of those were reported in the past month alone, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. Of Vietnam's 2,327 deaths, about half were reported in the past month.
The government has imposed strict lockdowns in the capital, Hanoi, and Ho Chi Minh City to try to curb further spread and Covid treatment centers have been set up to accommodate more patients.
But the outbreak has put pressure on the government to increase its vaccine supply and ramp up inoculations.
Graph shows rise in Daily reported Covid-19 cases in Vietnam.
