A medical staff takes a sample for SARS-CoV-2 screening test. (Photo: VNA)
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In the past 24 hours, the number of infections recorded in the country increased by 907 cases. Ho Chi Minh City reported 1,990 more cases, Binh Duong reported 968 cases less, Dong Nai 57 cases less, Long An 91 cases less, and Tay Ninh 87 cases more.
On Friday, 12,751 patients recovered, but 254 others died.
As of Friday, Vietnam recorded 589,417 COVID-19 cases since the outset of the pandemic early last year.