The latest patients consist of 9 imported cases and 13,661 domestic infections in 59 cities and provinces namely Ho Chi Minh City (1,311), Can Tho (982), Ha Noi (791), Soc Trang (791), Tay Ninh (779), Dong Thap (608), Binh Thuan (581), Ben Tre (571), Vinh Long (564), Ba Ria – Vung Tau (560), Dong Nai (496), Ca Mau (489), Binh Phuoc (477), Khanh Hoa (450), Kien Giang (350), Bac Lieu (334), Binh Duong (302), An Giang (285), Tra Vinh (226), Binh Dinh (204), Hai Phong (198), Hau Giang (192), Dak Lak (171), Dak Nong (138), Nghe An (133), Thua Thien-Hue (128), Bac Ninh (127), Ha Giang (120), Da Nang (119), Tien Giang (117), Long An (112), Thai Nguyen (98), Lam Dong (98), Ninh Thuan (82), Thanh Hoa (73), Quang Nam (67), Gia Lai (48), Phu Tho (45), Ha Tinh (45), Vinh Phuc (40), Quang Ngai (39), Nam Dinh (38), Phu Yen (37), Hai Duong (34), Tuyen Quang (30), Thai Binh (26), Hung Yen (26), Bac Giang (26), Hoa Binh (23), Yen Bai (19), Quang Binh (16), Kon Tum (16), Lao Cai (7), Quang Ninh (7), Cao Bang (5), Bac Kan (4), Ha Nam (3), Dien Bien (2), and Son La (1). 

The national caseload includes 1,275,518 locally transmitted cases recorded since April 27 when the fourth COVID-19 wave began.

The same day, the ministry reported 1,149 recoveries, taking the total number of recovered cases to 1,006,459. Among the current positive cases, 6,449 are in critical conditions.

The ministry also announced further 200 fatalities, bringing the nation’s COVID-19 death toll to 25,858, representing 2 percent of the total infections.

The nation has administered 125,857,027 COVID-19 vaccine doses, an increase of 710,914 doses from Thursday./.