Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam logged 11,527 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24hours to 17:00 on September 22, including 11,525 locally transmitted and two importedcases, according to the Ministry of Health.

Thenew infections bring the country's total tally to 718,963.

HoChi Minh City is still the hardest hit with 5,435 new cases, followed by thesouthern provinces of Binh Duong (4,179) and Dong Nai (930).

Thecapital city of Hanoi recorded seven new infections.

Therest cases are in Long An (191), An Giang (186), Kien Giang (137), Tien Giang(89), Can Tho (48), Tay Ninh (48), Binh Dinh (43), Binh Phuoc (26), Khanh Hoa(21), Dak Nong (20), Ha Nam (20), Quang Binh (19), Dong Thap (18), Ninh Thuan(15), Phu Yen (14), Da Nang (10), Binh Thuan (9), Thua Thien Hue (9), QuangTri (9), Ba Ria - Vung Tau (8 ), Bac Lieu (8 ), Quang Ngai (6), Tra Vinh (4), LamDong (3), Ben Tre (3), Kon Tum (2), Hau Giang (2), Thanh Hoa (2), Ca Mau (2), SonLa (1), and Nghe An (1). Among these, 5,870 are detected in thecommunity.

Thecountry reported 236 virus-related deaths on September 22, bringing the totalnumber of fatalities to 17,781.

Furthermore,11,919 patients were declared to have recovered on the same day, taking to thetotal number of recoveries to 487,262.

Vietnamhas so far administered 35,675,840 doses of COVID-19 vaccines; almost 7 millionpeople have fully received two shots./.