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According to the ministry's report, the national caseload has so far increased to 11,408,952. There has been a growing number of infections in the country recorded in August, with many severe cases and unvaccinated deaths accounting for up to 25% of the total infections.
On August 30, an additional 13,142 more patients recovered from the disease, raising the number of recoveries in the country to over 10.17 million.
On Tuesday evening, four deaths from Covid-19 were recorded, raising the country's total fatalities to 43,117, accounting for 0.4 per cent of total infections.
By August 30, the country had injected over 256 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines.
Vietnam is targeting the completion of Covid-19 inoculation for children aged between 5 - 11 in August, as well as the administration of the third shot for those aged 12 - 17, as well as the third and fourth doses to people aged 18 and above as soon as possible.
