Thenew infections, all locally transmitted, represented a decrease of 166compared to the figure on the previous day.
They brought the country’s total caseload to 10,737,640 since the start ofthe pandemic.
Thecapital city of Hanoi remained the only locality with over 100 new casesreported, at 140.
Atotal of 4,255 patients were given the all-clear, bringing the total number ofrecoveries to 9,601,630.
Thereare 44 patients needing oxygen support, while no deaths were recorded inthe past 24 hours.
Thetotal number of fatalities still stands at 43,083, accounting for 0.4 percentof total infections.
Morethan 225.6 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Vietnam sofar, including more than 202 million doses for adults, over 17.5million for those aged 12 to 17 and 5.9 million doses for childrenaged 5 to under 12 years old./.