Vietnam posts 1,222 new COVID-19 cases on May 22

Vietnam recorded 1,222 new COVID-19 cases on May 22, up 300 cases from the previous day, according to the Ministry of Health.
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The new cases brought the country’s total number of infections since the pandemic broke out to 11,603,960.

The same day, 304 patients were given the all-clear from coronavirus, lifting the total number of recoveries to 10,635,369.

Meanwhile, a new death from the virus was reported in Hanoi, pushing the death toll to 43,204, accounting for 0.4% of the total infections.

A total of 266,348,418 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have so far been administered in the country to date.

VNA