09:10, 16/10/2021

Over 97% of adults have received at least 1 dose of Covid-19 vaccine

Khanh Hoa Center for Disease Control reported 54 more recovered from Covid-19 in Khanh Hoa Province from 7am on October 15 to 7am on October 16, bringing the tally to 7,819, accounting for over 93% of the infections...

Khanh Hoa Center for Disease Control reported 54 more recovered from Covid-19 in Khanh Hoa Province from 7am on October 15 to 7am on October 16, bringing the tally to 7,819, accounting for over 93% of the infections since July 22.
 
During the period, 22 new cases positive for SARS-CoV-2 were detected in the province. The new cases include 14 in Nha Trang City, 3 in Ninh Hoa Town, 2 in Van Ninh District, 1 in Dien Khanh District, 1 in Cam Ranh City and 1 in Cam Lam District. 1 of the cases is of community infection in Cam Ranh.
 

 

Vaccine injection in Cam Ranh City.
Vaccine injection in Cam Ranh City.

 

8,389 cases positive for SARS-CoV-2 have been detected in Khanh Hoa since June 23. Nha Trang City has the most cases (4,757), followed by Ninh Hoa Town (2,098), Van Ninh District (809), Dien Khanh District (279), Cam Ranh City (218), Cam Lam District (179), Khanh Vinh (48) and Khanh Son (1). Khanh Son District has gone more than 14 days without a new locally transmitted coronavirus case.
 
12,014 F1 and 14,257 F2 have been traced. 690,298 samples have been taken for RT-PCR testing and 4,780,784 others for antigen-detecting rapid diagnostic testing in Khanh Hoa Province. 24 areas related to positive cases have been temporarily blockaded. The provincial Center for Disease Control also recorded 89 deaths of Covid-19 since July 20.
 
18,729 doses of Covid-19 vaccines were administered in Khanh Hoa on October 15, raising the total to 903,022 doses, accounting for over 97% of adults,  including 402,160 second shots, making up more than 35 %. Khanh Hoa’s vaccination rate has ranked 6th nationwide, according to the Provincial Steering Committee for Human Disease Prevention and Control.
 
Translated by N.T