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The Vietnam Ministry of Health reported today, February 28, 94,385 new COVID-19 infections, a new single day high.

Provinces and cities reporting the most cases today include Hanoi (12,850), Quang Ninh (9,105), Nghe An (3,958), Bac Ninh (3,572), Hung Yen (3,309) and Lao Cai (3,233).

108 deaths were recorded today, bringing the total fatalities to 40,522, accounting for 1.2% of the total number of infections.

Since the beginning of the epidemic, Vietnam has had 3,443,485 infections.

Localities with a high cumulative number of infections during this outbreak: Ho Chi Minh City (534,093), Binh Duong (297,448), Hanoi (271,950), Dong Nai (101,236) and Tay Ninh (90,425).

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