(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam reported more than 12,000 new COVID-19 infections over the last 24 hours on Thursday in 59 of 63 provinces and cities, down 1,242 cases compared to the previous day.
 Hanoi administers COVID-19 vaccine for children from 5 to 12 years old. (File photo: VOV)
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It reported that 8,693 patients recovered, raising the total number of recoveries to 9,076,927. Nine people died of COVID-19 on Wednesday.
So far Vietnam has administered more than 210.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine, including 452,000 doses injected Wednesday. 100% of people over 18 years old have been injected with one or two doses and 53% have had a third dose. 96% of children from 12 to 17 have been injected with two doses and the rest have had one dose.