(VOVWORLD) - The Health Ministry confirmed 13,197 new infections of COVID-19 on Thursday, taking the total tally to 486,727.
HCM city recorded the largest number of new cases, (5,963), followed by Binh Duong (4,504), and Dong Nai (803). Hanoi reported 48 new infections.
259,324 patients have been declared free from COVID-19 after 10,062 recoveries were added on Thursday.