HANOI, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 1,705 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, down by 492 from Saturday, 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 11,403,302. The country reported a new death from the pandemic in the capital Hanoi on Sunday, bringing the total fatalities to 43,112.
As of Sunday, there were 99 severe cases in need of assisted breathing in the Southeast Asian country, according to the ministry.
Nationwide, 10,150,122 COVID-19 patients, or over 89 percent of the total infections, have so far recovered.
Nearly 255.8 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in the country, including roughly 218.4 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, BA.2.12.1 and BA.2.74 sub-variants and is accelerating the inoculation of its people with a fourth vaccine dose. ■
