HCM city continued to take the lead with 1,265 cases, followed by Binh Duong (683) and Dong Nai (604). The capital city of Hanoi recorded 216 new infections.

The infection tally in Vietnam currently stands at 1,094,514, ranking 37th in the world.

With 5,163 patients given the all-clear on Sunday, the total number of recoveries has reached 905,500 so far.

23,761 patients have died. 

Vietnam has administered more than 107 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines.