In the last 24 hours, Binh Duong has recorded 4,530 new infected cases. In which, the infected cases were mainly found in blockade areas with 2,972 cases (accounting for 65.6%), through community screening tests with 1,082 cases (accounting for 23.9%); 276 cases were confirmed by PCR in the temporary isolation ward (accounting for 6.1%) and 200 cases were detected at medical facilities (accounting for 4.4%).
By residential area, Thuan An City had 2,305 cases, Ben Cat Town had 755 cases, Tan Uyen Town had 533 cases, Di An City had 491 cases, Thu Dau Mot City had 233 cases, Bau Bang District had 128 cases, Bac Tan Uyen District had 48 cases, Phu Giao District had 15 cases, Dau Tieng District had 04 cases, and 18 cases were outside the province.
During the day, 2,182 patients have been treated, 39 deaths occurred. Currently, Covid-19 treatment facilities in the province are treating 53,505 patients.
Since the 4th outbreak, Binh Duong province has recorded 114,788 cases of Covid-19; 897 patients died.
The whole province has 43,970 people under concentrated isolation; 11,105 F0 cases are isolated at home. There are 1,354 blockade areas.
From August 02, 2021, Binh Duong has proceeded the large-scale testing in the 2nd and 3rd phase through rapid testing and PCR testing for 2,615,597 people. According to the results, 65,504 cases were found positive. PCR samples were taken for 117,715 workers of 134 companies, 327 cases were found positive.
Cumulatively, the whole province reported that 976,473 doses of vaccine were injected (933,223 1st doses and 43,250 2nd doses).
On August 31, 2021, the province provided support for 104,298 cases, with a total amount of VND 49.265 billion. Including:
- Support 1,075 employees who suspended labor contracts or left unpaid with the amount of VND 3.076 million (additional support for 285 cases of pregnancy and raising children under 6 years old);
- Food support for 6,526 people who are F0 and F1 with the amount of VND 1.097 billion;
- Support for 6,083 people who are employees without labor contracts with the amount of VND 9.124 billion;
- Housing rent support for workers staying in accommodation for 46,703 people with the amount of VND 14.01 billion;
- Food support for 43,092 workers in difficult circumstances who are staying in accommodation with the amount of VND 21.955 billion.
The province endorsed to receive 1 million doses of Sinopharm's Vero Cell Vaccine to inoculate citizens in the next future with the view to ensuring community immunity and repelling the epidemic.
Reported by Yen Nhi - Translated by Nguyen Trang