Health ministry confirms 18,474 COVID-19 cases

All of them are domestic infections in 62 cities and provinces, namely Ha Noi (1,361), Phu Tho (1,070), Bac Giang (874), Nghe An (853), Quang Ninh (824), Yen Bai (807), Vinh Phuc (672), Tuyen Quang (631), Ho Chi Minh City (603), Thai Binh (593), Dak Lak (565), Thai Nguyen (512), Bac Kan (503), Lao Cai (479), Hai Duong (437), Quang Binh (434), Gia Lai (393), Dien Bien (382), Binh Phuoc (356), Lang Son (351), Cao Bang (306), Bac Ninh (298), Ha Giang (291), Hung Yen (287), Lam Dong (280), Nam Dinh (277), Son La (266), Hoa Binh (244), Tay Ninh (242), Ha Tinh (241), Ninh Binh (234), Da Nang (225), Binh Dinh (218), Quang Nam (214), Quang Tri (213), Ha Nam (198), Lai Chau (175), Ca Mau (160), Vinh Long (159), Dak Nong (131), Ba Ria-Vung Tau (118), Thanh Hoa (105), Phu Yen (103), Binh Duong (99), Ben Tre (92), Quang Ngai (88), Thua Thien-Hue (73), Binh Thuan (68), Khanh Hoa (59), Long An (50), Hai Phong (43), Bac Lieu (42), An Giang (35), Kien Giang (35), Tra Vinh (24), Dong Thap (23), Kon Tum (21), Hau Giang (14), Dong Nai (11), Can Tho (5), Tien Giang (4) and Ninh Thuan (3).

In addition, the Departments of Health of Quang Ninh province reported additional 4,880 cases, raising total cases on Saturday to 23,354 and Viet Nam's national COVID-19 patient tally to 10,417,887.

The ministry said there were 68,330 new recoveries, taking the total number of recovered cases to 8,931,374.

It also announced further 10 fatalities, bringing the nation's COVID-19 death toll to 42,934 or 0.4 percent of the national caseload.

The nation has administered 209,301,152 COVID-19 vaccine doses, an increase of 199,855 from Friday./.