Ho Chi Minh City reported 927 infections on Monday
The Ministry of Health documented 5,598 more coronavirus cases in Vietnam on Monday, together with 1,731 recoveries and 48 fatalities.
The latest cases, including three imported and 5,595 local transmissions, were logged in 49 provinces and cities, the health ministry said, adding that 2,321 patients were detected in the community.
Ho Chi Minh City recorded 927 of the domestically-infected cases, Binh Duong Province 682, Dong Nai Province 657, Kien Giang Province 469, Bac Lieu Province 382, An Giang Province 215, Soc Trang Province 194, Binh Thuan Province 167, Dak Lak Province 164, Tien Giang Province 163, Tay Ninh Province 157, Can Tho City 149, Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province 109, Long An Province 100, Ha Giang Province 98, Hanoi 57, Khanh Hoa Province 21, and Quang Nam 14.
Vietnam had confirmed 5,504 locally-acquired infections on Sunday.
The nation has reported 921,881 community transmissions in 62 out of its 63 provinces and cities since the fourth virus wave emerged on April 27, 819,248 them having recovered from the respiratory disease.
Ho Chi Minh City is most affected with 433,069 patients, followed by Binh Duong Province with 233,740, Dong Nai Province with 66,436, Long An Province with 34,874, Tien Giang Province with 16,807, Dong Thap Province with 9,850, Khanh Hoa Province with 9,015, Da Nang with 4,971, Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province with 4,801, and Hanoi with 4,692.
Vietnam found only 1,570 locally-transmitted infections in total in the previous three waves.
The health ministry announced 1,731 recoveries on Monday, bringing the total to 822,065.
The toll has jumped to 22,131 deaths after the ministry recorded 48 fatalities on the same day, including 25 in Ho Chi Minh City and 11 in Binh Duong Province.
Vietnam has detected 926,720 infections since the COVID-19 pandemic first hit it early last year.
Health workers have administered nearly 82 million vaccine doses, including 553,475 shots on Sunday, since vaccination was rolled out on March 8.
More than 24.5 million people have been fully inoculated.
Health authorities target to inoculate at least two-thirds of a population of nearly 98 million people against COVID-19 by the first quarter of next year.
