All of them are domestic infections recorded in 61 cities and provinces, namely Ha Noi (5,199), Nghe An (2,925), Phu Tho (2,827), Bac Giang (2,357), Yen Bai (2.280), Ha Giang (2,024), Bac Kan (1,990), Quang Ninh (1,972), Dak Lak (1,901), Vinh Phuc (1,824), Lao Cai (1,766), Quang Ngai (1,504), Hung Yen (1,398), Tuyen Quang (1,249), Hai Duong (1,248), Cao Bang (1,233), Ho Chi Minh City (1,158), Thai Binh (1,152), Quang Binh (1,113), Thai Nguyen (963), Tay Ninh (940), Lam Dong (930), Son La (925), Lang Son (876), Hoa Binh (832), Vinh Long (764), Bac Ninh (731), Ca Mau (726), Quang Tri (665), Lai Chau (662), Ha Tinh (633), Ha Nam (596), Binh Dinh (589), Da Nang (586), Dien Bien (552), Dak Nong (516), Binh Duong (514), Ninh Binh (496), Nam Dinh (467), Binh Phuoc (451), Phu Yen (393), Ba Ria-Vung Tau (347), Hai Phong (332), Thanh Hoa (322), Thua Thien-Hue (317), Tra Vinh (280), Khanh Hoa (273), Quang Nam (269), Binh Thuan (232), Ben Tre (145), An Giang (94), Bac Lieu (94), Dong Thap (77), Long An (70), Kon Tum (51), Kien Giang (44), Can Tho (43), Dong Nai (38), Ninh Thuan (17), Hau Giang (13) and Tien Giang (10).

The ministry also said there were 303,455 new recoveries, taking the total number of recovered cases to 8,147,290.

It also announced further 39 fatalities, bringing the nation's COVID-19 death toll to 42,681 or 0.4 percent of the national caseload.

The nation has administered 207,023,415 COVID-19 vaccine doses, an increase of 469,316 from Monday./.