Thenew figure brought the national tally to 9,980,464 cases since the beginning ofthe pandemic.
Thecapital city of Hanoi still topped the country in terms of new dailyinfections, with 4,037 patients.
Itwas followed by central Nghe An and norther Phu Tho provinces, with 2,302 and2,257 cases.
Thecountry reported a further 31 COVID-19 related deaths, lifting the totalnumber of fatalities to 42,712.
Anadditional 130,273 patients were announced to have made a full recovery onthe day, putting the total number of recoveries at 8,277,563 since thepandemic began.
Vietnamhas so far administered more than 207 million doses of COVID vaccines./.