The three localities with the highest number of daily cases were HCMC with 1,809, followed by Can Tho with 897 and Dong Nai with 707.

Health workers vaccinate students in Hanoi, November 23, 2021.

The Ministry of Health also recorded 137 deaths on Friday, pushing the Covid-19 death toll in the country to 24,544, or 2.1 percent of infections.

12,368 Covid patients were declared free of coronavirus the same day, bringing the total of recovered cases so far to 955.256.

As of Friday, 47.3 million of Vietnam's 96 million population have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19.

Since the fourth wave of the pandemic hit in late April, Vietnam has recorded 1,176,148 local cases.

Hanoi begins Covid vaccination for children aged 15-17

Hanoi began vaccinating children aged 15-17 against Covid-19 Tuesday morning, the municipal health department announced.

10,321 new Covid-19 cases, 190 more deaths reported on Monday

10,321 new Covid-19 cases, 190 more deaths reported on Monday.

Yen Dung urgently controls Covid-19 infections at Noi Hoang Industrial Cluster

(BGO) - Immediately after detecting six Covid-19 cases (F0s) related to a company at the Noi Hoang Industrial Cluster (IC), the Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control in Yen Dung district, Bac Giang province has implemented many measures to zone off affected areas and control disease spread.

Nine Covid-19 vaccines approved in Vietnam

Vietnam has approved nine Covid-19 vaccines for emergency use in the country, according to the Ministry of Health.

Covid-19 figures in Vietnam on November 20

Over the past 24 hours, on the National System of Covid-19 Case Management, 9,531 new infections were recorded, of which 13 were imported and 9,518 were recorded domestically (a decrease of 99 cases compared to the previous day) in 60 provinces and cities (4,776 cases in the community).

Source: VnExpress