The latest patients consist of 11 imported cases and 15,300 domestic infections in 61 cities and provinces namely Ho Chi Minh City (1,453), Tay Ninh (895), Ha Noi (822), Soc Trang (789), Dong Thap (730), Ca Mau (720), Can Tho (670), Binh Phuoc (631), Ba Ria – Vung Tau (576), Vinh Long (568), Tien Giang (568), Ben Tre (517), Dong Nai (501), Khanh Hoa (494), Binh Duong (489), Bac Lieu (427), Binh Dinh (345), Dak Lak (317), Kien Giang (314), An Giang (300), Tra Vinh (295), Hau Giang (275), Binh Thuan (249), Lam Dong (210), Gia Lai (187), Da Nang (180), Bac Ninh (154), Thua Thua-Hue (150), Thanh Hoa (142), Nghe An (139), Quang Nam (118), Quang Binh (114), Phu Yen (106), Ninh Thuan (89), Long An (79), Ha Giang (66), Thai Binh (64), Hai Phong (58), Dak Nong (54), Lang Son (49), Vinh Phuc (49), Nam Dinh (49), Hung Yen (44), Ninh Binh (32), Ha Tinh (28), Quang Ninh (28), Thai Nguyen (28), Hoa Binh (21), Quang Ngai (21), Bac Giang (20), Kon Tum (15), Yen Bai (14), Phu Tho (14), Tuyen Quang (9), Dien Bien (6), Lao Cai (5), Ha Nam (4), Bac Kan (3), Son La (3), Quang Tri (2), and Cao Bang (1).  

The same day, the ministry reported 14,586 recoveries, taking the total number of recovered cases to 1,050,979.

The ministry also announced further 256 fatalities, bringing the nation’s COVID-19 death toll to 27,186 or 2 percent of the national caseload.

The nation has administered 129,965,296 COVID-19 vaccine doses, an increase of 662,110 doses from Wednesday./.