HANOI, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 12,103 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, including 12,097 locally transmitted and six imported, according to the country's Ministry of Health.

The new infections brought the country's total tally to 422,469, with 10,405 deaths, the ministry said.

Most of the community cases were detected in southern localities, including 5,481 in the epicenter Ho Chi Minh City, 4,049 in nearby Binh Duong province, and 797 in Dong Nai province.

As many as 210,989 COVID-19 patients have so far recovered, up 12,375 from Friday, while over 19 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered nationwide, according to the ministry.

As of Saturday, Vietnam has registered a total of 418,330 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases since the start of the current wave in late April, the ministry said.