The Ministry of Health confirmed 10,585 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, raising the national patient tally to 645,640.

The number of daily new COVID-19 cases from September 1-15

The latest patients include two imported cases and 10,583 domestic infections in Ho Chi Minh City (5,301), Binh Duong (3,228), Dong Nai (808), Long An (424), Kien Giang (183), Tien Giang (93), An Giang (59), Quang Binh (58), Can Tho (53), Tay Ninh (48), Dong Thap (45), Khanh Hoa (33), Binh Dinh (31), Binh Phuoc (27), Dak Nong (26), Binh Thuan (19), Ba Ria – Vung Tau (18), Quang Ngai (15), Phu Yen (14), Ha Noi (14), Bac Lieu (13), Ca Mau (10), Thua Thien-Hue (10), Quang Nam (9), Da Nang (9), Ben Tre (9), Ninh Thuan (8 ), Thanh Hoa (7), Vinh Long (3), Hung Yen (3), Nghe An (2), Lao Cai (1), Bac Ninh (1), and Lam Dong (1).

Of the domestic cases, 5,823 were detected in the community.

The same day, the ministry reported 14,189 recoveries, taking the number of recovered cases to 412,650. Among the current positive cases, 6,008 are in critical conditions.

The ministry also announced further 250 fatalities in Ho Chi Minh City (189), Binh Duong (42), Dong Nai (4), Long An (4), Dong Thap (3), Tay Ninh (2), Phu Yen (1), Tra Vinh (1), Gia Lai (1), An Giang (1), Khanh Hoa (1), and Ba Ria-Vung Tau (1), bringing the death toll to 16,186./.