Of the country’s infections, 691 are locally transmitted cases, including 551 cases linked with the outbreak in the central city of Da Nang since July 25.
Vietnam has gone through 59 consecutive days without new COVID-19 infections in the community.
Among the patients still under treatment, six have tested negative for the virus once, four twice and seven thrice. No patient is in critical condition at present.
A total of 1,063 COVID-19 patients had been successfully treated while 35 patients with serious underlying diseases had died.
