Close to 13,000 new COVID-19 cases reported over 24 hours

Among the newly-detected infections, 7,100 cases were found in the community and eight were imported.

Three localities suffering the highest number of locally-transmitted cases included HCM City with 1,454, followed by Can Tho city with 966 and Binh Duong with 705. The capital city of Hanoi logged 277 new cases.

The Ministry of Health also reported the discharge of 1,712 coronavirus patients, pushing up total number of recoveries to 958,636.

A further 190 fatalities were recorded over the past 24 hours throughout the country, raising the death toll relating to COVID-19 to 24,882.

Vietnam has so far inoculated more than 118.7 million vaccine doses, with more than 49 million people receiving full two doses.

The Ministry of Health continues to finalize the 8th Draft Project on an overall strategy for COVID-19 prevention and control under the direction of the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Ministers and suggestions from competent agencies.

According the Ministry of Health, Vietnam has not yet detected any cases infected with the new coronavirus variant Omicron.