Additional 1,336 COVID-19 infections logged on October 19

A medical staff performs COVID-19 vaccination (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi(VNA) – Vietnam reported 1,336 new COVID-19 cases on October 19, according tothe Ministry of Health.

The new infections liftedthe country’s total number of COVID-19 cases to 11,495,231.

Also on the day,365 patients were declared to be free from coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, raising thetotal number of recoveries to 10,599,925.

Meanwhile, thedeath toll rose to 43,159 as one fatality was recorded in the Mekong Deltaprovince of Soc Trang.

More than 260.8million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in the country sofar./.

VNA