The latest patients consist of 15 imported cases and 5,504 domestic infections in 46 cities and provinces, namely Ho Chi Minh City (1,041), Dong Nai (688), Binh Duong (672), Bac Lieu (415), An Giang (342), Kien Giang (295), Tien Giang (222), Soc Trang (180), Dak Lak (157), Binh Thuan (130), Can Tho (130), Tay Ninh (110), Long An (109), Ha Giang (103), Tra Vinh (83), Dong Thap (83), Ba Ria – Vung Tau (64), Gia Lai (63), Ca Mau (60), Ninh Thuan (58), Ben Tre (54), Binh Phuoc (49), Ha Noi (46), Hau Giang (38), Vinh Long (36), Phu Tho (35), Bac Ninh (33), Thanh Hoa (23), Ha Nam (22), Khanh Hoa (21), Bac Giang (20), Nghe An (19), Quang Nam (18), Thua Thien-Hue (17), Binh Dinh (15), Quang Tri (14), Quang Binh (9), Quang Ngai (7), Nam Dinh (6), Da Nang (4), Phu Yen (3), Ninh Binh (3), Thai Binh (2), Hai Phong (2), Hai Duong (2), and Lang Son (1).

The national tally includes 916,286 locally transmitted cases recorded since April 27 when the fourth COVID-19 wave began.

The same day, the ministry reported 1,998 recoveries, taking the total number of recovered cases to 820,334, representing 89 percent of the national caseload.

The ministry also announced further 53 fatalities in Ho Chi Minh City (21), Binh Duong (7), Can Tho (5), Dong Nai (4), Soc Trang (4), Bac Lieu (3), Long An (3), Vinh Long (1), Tay Ninh (1), Tra Vinh (1), Tien Giang (1), Kien Giang (1), and Dak Lak (1), bringing the country’s death toll to 22,083.

The nation has administered 81,375,376 COVID-19 vaccine doses, an increase of 927,656 doses from Saturday.

The daily number of COVID-19 cases in October