HANOI, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) — Vietnam reported 6,957 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, including 6,941 locally transmitted and 16 imported, according to the country’s Ministry of Health.
The new infections brought the country’s total tally to 797,712, with 19,437 deaths, the ministry said.
Most of the community cases were detected in southern localities, including 3,670 in Ho Chi Minh City, 1,787 in Binh Duong pr