All the latest patients are domestic infections recorded in 60 cities and provinces, namely Ha Noi (1,022), Phu Tho (838), Yen Bai (605), Quang Ninh (584), Nghe An (571), Ho Chi Minh City (557), Vinh Phuc (554), Hai Duong (531), Bac Kan (483), Dak Lak (478), Tuyen Quang (457), Thai Nguyen (432), Lao Cai (411), Bac Giang (343), Cao Bang (282), Gia Lai (281), Thai Binh (268), Bac Ninh (244), Quang Binh (231), Hung Yen (231), Nam Dinh (230), Hoa Binh (220), Ha Giang (219), Da Nang (206), Ninh Binh (191), Ba Ria-Vung Tau (190), Son La (190), Quang Nam (189), Dien Bien (179), Ha Tinh (176), Lai Chau (172), Tay Ninh (168), Lang Son (166), Hai Phong (146), Ha Nam (135), Quang Tri (131), Quang Ngai (123), Binh Dinh (123), Ca Mau (121), Dak Nong (115), Vinh Long (111), Binh Duong (75), Thanh Hoa (60), Ben Tre (53), Binh Phuoc (51), Thua Thien-Hue (50), Phu Yen (48), Long An (44), Binh Thuan (40), Khanh Hoa (37), An Giang (32), Soc Trang (26), Bac Lieu (22), Tra Vinh (19), Kon Tum (11), Dong Nai (8), Can Tho (7), Dong Thap (6), Hau Giang (4) and Kien Giang (3).

The ministry also said there were 124,630 new recoveries, taking the total number of recovered cases to 9,065,694.

It also announced further 18 fatalities, bringing the nation's COVID-19 death toll to 42,975 or 0.4 percent of the national caseload.

The nation has administered 209,816,927 COVID-19 vaccine doses, an increase of 178,789 from Monday./.