The three localities with the highest case count are Ho Chi Minh City with 1,388 infections, followed by Dong Nai and An Giang, with 813 and 661, respectively.
The Health Ministry also confirmed 10,263 recoveries the same day, bringing the total tally of recovered cases so far to 856,211.
The Covid-19 death toll in Vietnam rose to 22,930 with the confirmation of 81 deaths Friday.
Since the pandemic started last year, Vietnam has recorded over one million cases. By Friday, 32.8 million of Vietnam's 96-million population have received two Covid-19 vaccine doses.