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Vietnamese health authorities reported nearly 12,000 dengue fever cases in the past week, bringing the cumulative total to 270,278 to date.

Aedes aegypti/CDC

Compared to the same period in 2021, the number of cases increased 4.8 times (56,240).

The country death toll has risen to 108.

The South, Central and Central Highlands regions continued to record high numbers of cases and deaths. The Northern region has recorded an increase in the number of cases and there have been deaths. It is forecasted that in the coming time, the number of cases and deaths will continue to be complicated and the number of cases will be high due to the peak of the annual epidemic season from now to November.