The capital city of Hanoi continued to report the highest number of daily transmissions nationwide, with 2,806 cases. It was followed by Bac Ninh with 992 cases, Da Nang with 865, and Thanh Hoa with 732.

Total cases since the start of the pandemic now stand at 2,233,287. 

The country’s COVID-19 death toll is now 37,547 cases, about 1.7% of the total infections.

A further 12,353 patients were given the all-clear on January 29, bringing the total number of recoveries to 1,962,597. 

More than 180 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered so far.