The latest patients consist of 17 imported cases and 14,621 domestic infections in 58 cities and provinces: Ho Chi Minh City (1,216), Ha Noi (980), Tay Ninh (920), Dong Thap (745), Ben Tre (722), Ca Mau (675), Can Tho (669), Khanh Hoa (590), Vinh Long (584), Bac Lieu (563), Soc Trang (524), Tra Vinh (475), Da Nang (442), Kien Giang (384), Ba Ria – Vung Tau (381), Binh Duong (375), Tien Giang (367), Dong Nai (366), Thua Thien-Hue (359), Hau Giang (338), An Giang (319), Dak Lak (315), Binh Dinh (279), Binh Thuan (256), Lam Dong (194), Bac Ninh (189), Hai Phong (123), Thanh Hoa (109), Ninh Thuan (94), Ha Giang (92), Hung Yen (92), Phu Yen (82), Long An (75), Dak Nong (74), Quang Nam (74), Nghe An (63), Thai Nguyen (61), Thai Binh (45), Quang Ngai (44), Hai Duong (42), Quang Tri (36), Quang Binh (36), Nam Dinh (32), Vinh Phuc (32), Lang Son (28), Quang Ninh (25), Son La (21), Phu Tho (20), Yen Bai (18), Ha Tinh (15), Hoa Binh (13), Cao Bang (12), Tuyen Quang (10), Ha Nam (10), Bac Giang (9), Dien Bien (4), Gia Lai (2), and Lai Chau (1).  

The same day, the ministry reported 1,295 recoveries, taking the total number of recovered patients to 1,054,720.

The ministry also announced further 228 fatalities, bringing the nation’s COVID-19 death toll to 27,839 or 2 percent of country’s total infections.

The nation has administered 132,266,442 COVID-19 vaccine doses, an increase of 304,775 doses from Saturday./.