The COVID-19 vaccination program is carried out in 19 provinces and cities in the first phase. (Photo: Ministry of Health)

According to the Treatment Subcommittee under the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, 2,429 patients have been successfully cured, while the death toll related to the disease remained at 35.

Ten provinces and cities - Hoa Binh, Dien Bien, Ha Giang, Binh Duong, Hung Yen, Bac Giang, Gia Lai, Bac Ninh, Quang Ninh and Ho Chi Minh City - have gone through 57 consecutive days without new locally-transmitted COVID-19 cases while Hanoi has passed 54 days, and Hai Phong, 47 days.

As of Saturday, more than 58,000 people in 19 provinces and cities, including medical workers, members of community-based anti-COVID-19 groups, and members of the steering committees for COVID-19 prevention and control in localities, have been vaccinated against COVID-19.