Ho Chi Minh City continued to record the highest number of infectionswith 1,475, followed by Tay Ninh with 874 and Soc Trang with 781.
The national caseload reached 1,352,122.
According to the Ministry of Health’s report,7,506 patients nationwide are in serious conditions, with 778 requiringinvasive ventilation and 16 on life support (ECMO).
On the day, the country saw 230 deaths from thedisease. The death toll now hits 26,930.
A further 24,737 patients were given theall-clear, taking the total number of recoveries to 1,036,393.
Over 55.5 million people in Vietnam have now beenfully inoculated, while more than 73.8 million people have received at least onedose of a COVID vaccine./.