Vietnam reports 3,619 new Covid-19 cases as total now stands at 843,281

A medical staff member takes Covid-19 swab test sample from a man in Vietnam's Nghe An Province on Monday (Oct 11, 2021). - Vietnam News/ANN

HANOI, Oct. 11 (Vietnam News/ANN): Vietnam reported 3,619 new Covid-19 cases on Monday, including 3,617 locally transmitted and two imported, according to the country's Ministry of Health.

Most of the community cases were detected in southern localities, including 1,527 in Ho Chi Minh City, 499 in Dong Nai province and 446 in Binh Duong province.