HANOI, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 3,301 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, up by 1,288 from Monday, according to its ministry of health.

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

The newly reported infections brought the total tally to 11,444,927. The country reported two new deaths from the pandemic in the capital Hanoi and the northern Cao Bang province on Tuesday, bringing the total fatalities to 43,132.

As of Tuesday, 190 severe cases were in need of assisted breathing in the Southeast Asian country, according to the ministry.

Nationwide, 10,348,304 COVID-19 patients, or over 90 percent of the total infections, have recovered.

More than 258.8 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in the country, including nearly 220 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.