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The three localities with the highest numbers of patients are Hanoi with 2,967 cases, Da Nang with 984 cases and Hai Phong with 764 cases. Vietnam has recorded 135 infections with the Omicron variant so far, with 68 cases in Ho Chi Minh City, 27 in Quang Nam, 14 in Hanoi, 11 in Khanh Hoa, eight in Da Nang, two each in Thanh Hoa and Quang Ninh, and one each in Hai Duong, Hai Phong and Long An. 123 deaths were added to the national database on Sunday. The total number of deaths so far is 36,719 cases, or 1.7 percent of all infections. 4,157 Covid-19 patients were announced recovered on Sunday, bringing the total number of recovered cases to 1,804,849. 78.8 million people have received one Covid-19 vaccine shots, 73.8 million have received two and 23.1 million have received three. … [Read more...] about Vietnam records 14,934 new local Covid cases

Vietnam’s coronavirus tally increased by 14,978 infections on Sunday, with 4,157 hospital discharges and 123 virus-related deaths reported nationwide. The newest infections, including 44 imported and 14,934 domestic transmissions, were detected in 62 provinces and cities, the ministry said, elaborating that 10,324 caught the virus in the community. Hanoi recorded 2,967 of the latest local cases, Da Nang 984, Hai Phong City 764, Hung Yen Province 629, Quang Nam Province 435, Quang Ninh Province 427, Hai Duong Province 351, Phu Tho Province 308, Thua Thien-Hue Province 282, Khanh Hoa Province 279, Lam Dong Province 216, Ho Chi Minh City 138, Yen Bai Province 91, Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province 73, Quang Tri Province 60, Binh Duong Province 40, and Can Tho City 36. Vietnam had documented 15,658 locally-acquired infections on Saturday. The country has found 2,134,788 community transmissions in all its 63 provinces and cities since the fourth virus wave erupted on April 27, 2021. More … [Read more...] about Vietnam records daily coronavirus case count of 14,978

An additional 14,978 Covid-19 cases were confirmed in Vietnam on Sunday and Hanoi continued to record the highest number of patients with over 2,900 cases, the Ministry of Health has reported. According to the ministry's report, 14,934 of the new patients are locally-transmitted cases confirmed in 62 out of 63 localities in the country with five localities seeing the highest numbers including Hanoi (2,967), Danang (984), Hai Phong (764), Hung Yen (629), and Thanh Hoa (489). There were 44 imported cases confirmed the same day. The new infections showed a decrease of 724 cases compared to yesterday's figure. There were 10,324 infections found in the community. As of Sunday evening, 2,134,788 infections had been reported since the new outbreak occurred in the country in late April. Some localities that have recorded the highest number of patients include HCM City (512,774), Binh Duong (292,492), Hanoi (108,627), Dong Nai (99,663), and Tay Ninh (87,131). Vietnam has so far confirmed … [Read more...] about Additional 14,978 Covid-19 cases confirmed on Sunday

Taking sample for COVID-19 testing (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam recorded 15,707  cases of COVID-19 in 61 localities during 24 hours from 4pm January 21 to 4pm January 22, including 75 imported cases, according to the Ministry of Health . Hanoi continued to record the highest number of infections with 2,945 cases, followed by Da Nang with 973 and Hai Phong with 745. The national tally reached 2,126,444 , including 135 infections of Omicron . On the day, the country saw 153 deaths from the disease. The death toll now hits 35,972. There are 4,680 patients in critical conditions, including 604 requiring invasive ventilation and 21 on ECMO support. A total 3,512 patients were given the all-clear, taking the total number of recoveries to 1,800,692. By January 21, the country had injected 174.9 million doses of vaccines to date, with 73.7 million people now fully inoculated, while 22.3 million booster shots and third shots of Abdala vaccine had been … [Read more...] about COVID-19: New cases on January 22 total 15,707

A COVID-19 patient in a serious condition receiving treatment in Hanoi . (Photo: tienphong.vn) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Hanoi should apply a model of medical mentorship in treating COVID-19, taking advantage of human resources and infrastructure of different treatment layers to reduce the number of serious cases and fatalities in the capital. That is according to Dr Nguyen Trung Cap, Deputy Director of the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases, a leading hospital in COVID treatment in the country. In recent days, the capital city has reported an average of ten fatalities per day. Hanoi is applying a three-layer COVID assessment level for treatment; asymptomatic, patients with light symptoms and severe cases. About 93 percent of COVID-19 patients in Hanoi are asymptomatic or have light symptoms. Among those, more than 50,000 patients are being treated at home. Others are being treated at city/district-level healthcare centres. The rising number of infections in the city has … [Read more...] about Mentorship model needed to reduce COVID-19 cases and fatality rate in Hanoi

A medical worker taking a COVID-19 test sample from a resident in the southern province of Vĩnh Long. — VNA/VNS Photo Lê Thúy Hằng HÀ NỘI – In the two years since Việt Nam's first confirmed COVID-19 patient the country has recorded more than 2.1 million infections, as the Ministry of Health announced another 14,978 new cases on Sunday. The very first case was a visitor from Wuhan, China, who tested positive for COVID-19 on January 23, 2020. The number of transmissions in the country crossed the one-million mark on November 11, 2021, before quickly hitting two million on January 15, 2022. On Sunday, the health ministry also announced a further 123 COVID-19 related deaths. Among the new cases, 44 were imported and the rest were local transmissions. A total of 10,324 new infections were detected in the community. The capital city Hà Nội recorded the highest daily case count with 2,967, followed by Đà Nẵng at 984 and Hải Phòng at 764. Other transmissions were found in Hưng … [Read more...] about Two years since the first case, Việt Nam’s caseload exceeds 2.1 million