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According to the ministry's report, the national caseload has so far increased to 11,493,271.
On October 17, an additional 227 more patients recovered from the disease, raising the number of recoveries in the country to over 10.59 million.
On Monday evening, two deaths from Covid-19 were recorded, raising the country's total fatalities to 43,157, accounting for 0.4 per cent of total infections.
By October 17, the country had injected over 260 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines.
Vietnam is ranked 8th among 121 countries and territories listed in the Japanese-based media group Nikkei's latest and last Covid-19 Recovery Index with 75 points.
The index assesses 121 countries and regions on infection management, vaccine rollouts and social mobility. A higher ranking indicates a more advanced recovery, characterised by lower infection and death rates, better inoculation coverage and fewer restrictions on movement.
From the 100th place when the ranking was first published in July 2021, Vietnam has seen significant improvement to be ranked in the top ten for four straight months since May 2022.