Hanoi [Vietnam], May 4: Vietnam reported 2,709 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, down by 413 from Monday.
The health ministry said the new infections, recorded in 53 provinces and cities, were all domestically transmitted.
The Vietnamese capital Hanoi remained the epidemic hotspot with 711 new cases recorded on Tuesday, followed by the northern provinces of Phu Tho with 242 and Yen Bai with 147.
The newly reported infections brought the total tally to 10,659,358 with 43,044 deaths. Nationwide, as many as 9,267,281 COVID-19 patients, or nearly 87 percent of the total infections, have so far recovered.
More than 215 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in the country, including nearly 196.1 million shots on people aged 18 and above, said the ministry.
Source: Xinhua