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The three localities with the highest number of new cases were Ho Chi Minh City with 1,226 cases, Soc Trang with 894 cases, and Tay Ninh with 893 cases.
Of the day's tally, 8,843 cases were detected in the community.
The Health Ministry also confirmed 1,362 recoveries the same day, bringing the total number of recovered cases so far to 1,052,341.
The Covid-19 death toll in Vietnam rose to 27,402 with the confirmation of 216 deaths Friday.
The average number of new cases in the country for the past seven days has been 14,487 a day while the national death rate has been 221 a day on average.
Over 74.6 million people have been vaccinated, with more than 56.4 million receiving two doses.
