HANOI, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 2,013 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, up by 370 from Sunday, according to its ministry of health.
All the new cases were locally transmitted, said the ministry.
The newly reported infections brought the total tally to 11,441,626. The country reported a new death from the pandemic in the northern city of Hai Phong on Monday, bringing the total fatalities to 43,130.
As of Monday, there were 147 severe cases in need of assisted breathing in the Southeast Asian country, according to the ministry.
Nationwide, 10,337,137 COVID-19 patients, or over 90 percent of the total infections, have recovered.
Approximately 258.7 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in the country, including nearly 219.9 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. ■
