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According to the ministry's report, most of the new patients are locally-transmitted cases confirmed in the country with some localities seeing the highest numbers including Hanoi 285 cases, Vinh Phuc (70), Yen Bai (68), Phu Tho (66), Nghe An (59).
As of Saturday evening, the number of Covid-19 patients in Vietnam has increased to over 10.71 million. The country now stands 12th among 227 countries and territories worldwide in the number of infections.
On May 28, an additional 8,463 more patients recovered from the disease, raising the number of recoveries in the country to over 9.43 million.
On Saturday evening, no deaths related to Covid-19 were announced. The total fatalities stood at 43,078.
By May 27, the country had injected more than 220 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines, including over 3.80 million given to children aged 5 to 11.
