The Ministry of Health confirmed 9,472 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, raising the national patient tally to 728,435.

The number of daily new COVID-19 cases from September 10-23.

The latest patients include seven imported cases and 9,465 domestic infections in Ho Chi Minh City (5,052), Binh Duong (2,764), Dong Nai (760), Long An (190), Kien Giang (163), An Giang (109), Tay Ninh (86), Tien Giang (67), Can Tho (53), Dak Nong (33), Dak Lak (33), Khanh Hoa (20), Quang Binh (20), Dong Thap (19), Ha Nam (14), Ninh Thuan (9), Thua Thien-Hue (9), Binh Dinh (9), Binh Phuoc (8), Bac Lieu (7), Ca Mau (7), Binh Thuan (7), Phu Yen (6), Quang Nam (5), Ha Noi (5), Quang Ngai (4), Ba Ria-Vung Tau (3), Da Nang (3), Gia Lai (2), Tra Vinh (2), Quang Tri (2), Hai Duong (1) and Thanh Hoa (1).

The same day, the ministry reported 6,226 recoveries, taking the number of recovered cases to 493,488.

The ministry also announced further 236 fatalities in Ho Chi Minh City (175), Binh Duong (37), Long An (7), Dong Nai (6), Ba Ria-Vung Tau (3), Binh Thuan (2), Tay Ninh (2), Tien Giang (1), Ha Noi (2) and Binh Dinh (1), bringing the death toll to 18,017.

Viet Nam has administered 36,152,556 COVID-19 vaccine doses, with 7,058,109 people having been fully vaccinated./.