Vietnam reports 2,161 new COVID-19 cases

Vietnam recorded 2,161 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, up by 770 from Sunday, according to its ministry of health.

Among the new cases, only one was imported and the rest were locally transmitted, said the health ministry.

The newly reported infections brought the total tally to 11,421,055. The country reported two new deaths from the pandemic in the central Thanh Hoa province and the southern Tay Ninh province on Monday, bringing the total fatalities to 43,122.

As of Monday, there were 144 severe cases in need of assisted breathing in the Southeast Asian country, according to the ministry.

Nationwide, 10,232,281 COVID-19 patients, or nearly 90 percent of the total infections, have recovered.

More than 257.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in the country, including over 219.2 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.

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