(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam confirmed 175,468 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the national tally to 6,552,918.
Hanoi continues to top the list of new infections with more than 26,000 cases, followed by Nghe An and Phu Tho provinces.
Over 41,000 patients, about 0.7% of the total infections, have died.
Around 77.6 million people of the 96-million population have been vaccinated with two doses, including children aged from 12 to 17, and more than 43 million adults from 18 have received the third dose.