The risk of an outbreak of COVID-19 in the Southwest region
According to the Ministry of Health’s report, the number of new cases COVID-19 nationwide in the past week has increased by 14.4% compared to the previous week. Particularly in the southwestern provinces and cities, 1.6% of the infected people returned from hot epidemic areas, increasing the risk of outbreaks in this area, especially in uncovered localities. COVID-19 vaccine nose 1.
The situation of COVID-19 disease in the Western region has become tense again since the beginning of October when the number of people returning from Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong, Dong Nai and Long An is very large. In the region, there are still 9 provinces that have not yet reached 70% of people aged 18 years old receiving the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
Regarding the number of new cases recorded, on October 28, An Giang province was 320 cases, bringing the total number of COVID-19 infections in the province to more than 10,400 cases.
On October 28, Ca Mau also recorded 65 more cases positive for COVID-19. Although the number of cases is not too high compared to other localities, this is the first time this province has recorded the highest number of F0 in the community ever with 34 cases.
Can Tho on October 28 recorded up to 250 infections. It is worrying when detecting cluster 151 F0 at a company in Tra Noc 2 Industrial Park. The health sector has been coordinating with local forces to zoning, blocking, isolating, taking samples and testing all of them. employees and related cases as prescribed.
In Tra Vinh, after the epidemic was under control, in recent days, the number of COVID-19 cases has increased sharply again. Only in the past 4 days, the province recorded nearly 500 more cases positive for SARS-CoV-2.
Currently, Tra Vinh province has 22 blockade zones. The locality has also quickly reactivated field hospitals, capable of collecting and treating about 1,100 COVID-19 patients.
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