The number of new COVID-19 cases shows signs of slowing down, Hanoi only has 0.8% F0 hospitalized

The number of hospitalized COVID-19 cases in Hanoi accounts for only 0.8% of the total number of positive cases being treated and monitored across the city.

According to the Ministry of Health, from 4:00 p.m. on March 13 to 4:00 p.m. on March 14, on the National Case Management System COVID-19 recorded 161,262 new infections in 61 provinces and cities (113,084 cases in the community).

There are 41 provinces and cities recording COVID-19 cases ranging from 1,000-nearly 30,000 cases/day, of which the 5 localities with the highest number of cases are: Hanoi (29,833), Nghe An (10,389), Bac Ninh (7,471) ), Phu Tho (6,997) and Thai Nguyen (4,979).

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Regarding the number of new cases, March 14 is the 7th day that the number of new cases has leveled off at over 160,000 cases.

Hanoi, the locality with the highest number of new cases in the country for more than 2 months now, has gradually decreased in recent days and has dropped below the milestone of 30,000 new cases/day.

Also according to a report by the Hanoi Department of Health, by the end of March 13, Hanoi had 536,826 cases under treatment and monitoring (a decrease of more than 18,000 cases compared to March 12). Of which, more than 532,180 people are monitored and isolated at home (accounting for 99%); More than 430 people are isolated at collection and treatment facilities of the city and of districts, towns.

There are 3,972 people being treated at the city’s second and third floor hospitals and 360 cases at the Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases, campus 2 and Hanoi Medical University Hospital.

Thus, the number of hospitalized cases in Hanoi only accounts for 0.8% of the total number of positive cases being treated and monitored across the city.

In addition, the total number of turns patient In Hanoi, 1,116,497 people have been cured.

Faced with the need to be examined and consulted by a doctor, especially of infected cases SARS-CoV-2 As the elderly, with underlying medical conditions or young children…, Thanh Nhan Hospital has opened a COVID-19 clinic.

Every day, this clinic receives from 70 to 100 cases. 70% of them are elderly, have underlying medical conditions, are at risk of exacerbation. The number of patients who are children also accounts for a relatively large proportion, mainly those with high fever, convulsions, cough for many days.

Thanh Nhan Hospital said that 40-50% of patients who come to this clinic need to be hospitalized, including the elderly and young children. After a few days of hospitalization, the patient’s treatment is stable, the patient will be sent home, continued to be isolated and monitored at home. The number of mild, asymptomatic patients who do not need to be hospitalized will be treated with peace of mind and monitored at home.