HANOI, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 3,699 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, up by 1,538 from Monday, according to its ministry of health.

Among the new cases, five were imported and the rest were all locally transmitted, said the ministry.

The newly reported infections brought the total tally to 11,424,754. The country reported a new death from the pandemic in the southern Ben Tre province on Tuesday, bringing the total fatalities to 43,123.

As of Tuesday, there were 117 severe cases in need of assisted breathing in the Southeast Asian country, according to the ministry.

Nationwide, 10,237,971 COVID-19 patients, or nearly 90 percent of the total infections, have recovered.

More than 257.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in the country, including over 219.2 million shots on people aged 18 and above, said the ministry.

Vietnam has already recorded COVID-19 infections with the Omicron BA.4, BA.5, BA.2.12.1 and BA.2.74 sub-variants and is accelerating the inoculation of its people with a fourth vaccine dose.