Of the new cases, 22 were imported and quarantined upon arrival.
The Ministry of Health also announced a further 190 COVID-19 related fatalities.
Compared to the previous day, the number of daily cases increased nationally by 432. Ho Chi Minh City topped the list with 1,547 new infections, followed by Binh Duong with 688 and Tay Ninh with 564.
The capital city of Hanoi reported 260 new cases.
The other infections were found in Can Tho (535 cases), Dong Nai (522), Dong Thap (507), Ba Ria - Vung Tau (399), Soc Trang (398), Bac Lieu (388), Binh Thuan (370), Ben Tre (312), Vinh Long (307), Binh Phuoc (277), An Giang (243), Ca Mau (242), Kien Giang (221), Tra Vinh (202), Hau Giang (194), Bac Ninh (181), Khanh Hoa (168), Dak Lak (166), Ha Giang (161), Lam Dong (134), Binh Dinh (116), Thua Thien Hue (111), Gia Lai (89), Long An (85), Quang Nam (80), Tien Giang (77), Nghe An (70), Dak Nong (59), Ninh Thuan (59), Thanh Hoa (57), Nam Dinh (52), Quang Ngai (45), Vinh Phuc (39), Thai Binh (38), Quang Ninh (36), Phu Yen (32), Da Nang (32), Ha Tinh (30), Tuyen Quang (29), Dien Bien (28), Quang Tri (26), Ha Nam (24), Hai Duong (17), Bac Giang (16), Hung Yen (16), Hoa Binh (11), Kon Tum (11), Phu Tho (9), Hai Phong (5), Thai Nguyen (4), Lao Cai (4), Cao Bang (3), Son La (2), and Yen Bai (1).
A further 4,776 recoveries were reported on the same day, taking the total number of patients given the all-clear to 910,276.
More than 108 million vaccine doses have been administered to date; almost 42 million people have now received two doses.
