HANOI, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 546 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, up by 388 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 11,497,533. The country reported two new deaths from the pandemic in the southern Tay Ninh province on Monday, bringing the total fatalities to 43,161.
As of Monday, there were 47 severe cases in need of assisted breathing in the Southeast Asian country, according to the ministry.
Nationwide, 10,601,089 COVID-19 patients, or over 92 percent of the total infections, have recovered.
Nearly 261.3 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in the country, including over 221.2 million shots on people aged 18 and above, said the ministry. ■
