HANOI, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 320 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, down 46 from Tuesday, according to the country's ministry of health.

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

The new infections brought the total tally to 11,521,708. The Southeast Asian country reported no new deaths from the pandemic on Wednesday, with the total fatalities staying at 43,179.

As of Wednesday, 48 severe cases were in need of assisted breathing and 10,609,912 COVID-19 patients, or over 92 percent of the total infections, have recovered, according to the ministry.