HANOI, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 582 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, up 41 from Thursday, according to the Ministry of Health.

All the new cases were locally transmitted, said the ministry.

The newly reported infections brought the total tally to 11,496,354. The country reported no new deaths from the pandemic on Friday, with the total fatalities staying at 43,159.

As of Friday, there were 55 severe cases in need of assisted breathing in the Southeast Asian country, according to the ministry.

Nationwide, 10,600,580 COVID-19 patients, or over 92 percent of the total infections, have recovered.

Nearly 261.1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in the country, including over 221 million shots on people aged 18 and above, said the ministry.

Vietnam has already recorded COVID-19 infections with 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.