HANOI (XINHUA) – Vietnam recorded 1,695 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, up by 266 from Sunday, according to its Ministry of Health.
All the new cases were locally transmitted, said the Health Ministry. The newly reported infections brought the total tally to 11,367,479.
The country reported no new deaths from the pandemic yesterday, with the total fatalities staying at 43,098.
As of yesterday, there were 124 severe cases in need of assisted breathing in the Southeast Asian country, according to the Health Ministry. Nationwide, 10,029,826 COVID-19 patients, or over 88 per cent of the total infections, have so far recovered.
Nearly 251.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in the country, including over 216.3 million shots on people aged 18 and above, said the ministry.
Vietnam has already recorded COVID-19 infections with the Omicron BA.4, BA.5 and BA.2.12.1 sub-variants and is accelerating the inoculation of its people with a fourth vaccine dose.
