Covid-19 news today March 18: Vietnam added 163,174 new Covid-19 cases, down 10,157 cases compared to yesterday

The Ministry of Health said that in the past 24 hours, the whole country recorded 163,174 new Covid-19 infections in 62 provinces and cities, down 10,157 cases compared to yesterday. Of which, 9 cases were imported and 163,165 cases were recorded in the country, with 109,601 cases in the community.

The number of infections in Lao Cai on March 17 was adjusted from 9,574 to 4,787, due to an error in the data entry process. Therefore, the total number of new infections nationwide on March 17 was 173,325 cases, of which 173,322 cases were recorded in the country.

As of 6 p.m. on March 18, provinces and cities recorded the following number of new cases: Hanoi (23,578), Nghe An (9,968), Phu Tho (8,042), Bac Ninh (6,488) and Lang Son (5,011). ), Lao Cai (4,671), Dak Lak (4,460), Hai Duong (4,407), Tuyen Quang (4,389), Son La (4,198), Vinh Phuc (3,995), Hoa Binh (3,960), Hung Yen (3,849), Quang Binh (3,590), Ca Mau (3,160), Dien Bien (3,097), Thai Binh (3,074), Yen Bai (3,062), Binh Duong (3,060), Binh Dinh (2,965), Thai Nguyen (2,899), Quang Ninh (2,889), Lam Dong (2,729), Bac Giang (2,723), Lai Chau (2,658), Cao Bang (2,656), Ben Tre (2,572), Quang Tri (2,285), Ho Chi Minh City (2,246), Ha Nam ( 2,105), Ha Giang (2,068), Nam Dinh (1,998), Binh Phuoc (1,951), Tay Ninh (1,843), Vinh Long (1,781), Ninh Binh (1,721), Bac Kan (1,696), Tra Vinh (1,603) , Hai Phong (1,243), Phu Yen (1,235), Khanh Hoa (1,192)…

The whole country has 163,174 new Covid-19 cases, 109,601 community cases

Bac Giang Department of Health registered 34,302 additional cases after reviewing and supplementing full information.

On March 18, the localities that recorded the largest decrease in the number of infections compared to yesterday were Gia Lai (down 3,620 cases), Thai Nguyen (down 1,936 cases), Hanoi (down 1,733 cases).

The localities that recorded the highest number of infections compared to yesterday include Bac Ninh (up 1,468 cases), Tra Vinh (up 730 cases), Son La (up 499 cases).

Thus, since the beginning of the epidemic, Vietnam has had 7,367,112 infections, ranking 14th out of 225 countries and territories, while with the ratio of infections per million people, Vietnam ranks 121/225 contries and territories.

In the 4th outbreak from April 27, 2021 to present, the whole country has 7,359,460 infections, including 3,859,142 patients have been declared cured.

Localities with high cumulative infections during this outbreak include Hanoi (940,034), Ho Chi Minh City (579,844), Binh Duong (356,643), Nghe An (325,416) and Bac Ninh (253,879).

Regarding the treatment situation, the number of patients announced to be cured in a day was 175,971 cases. The total number of cured cases is 3,861,959.

Currently, the whole country is treating 4,144 serious patients. In which, 316 cases of invasive mechanical ventilation, 5 cases of ECMO.

In the past 24 hours, 57 deaths from Covid-19 were recorded across the country. In Quang Ninh province (6), Hanoi (5), Ben Tre (4), Dong Nai (3), Kien Giang (3), Nghe An (3), Phu Tho (3), Ca Mau (2), Cao Bang (2), Da Nang (2), Gia Lai (2), Ha Nam (2), Khanh Hoa (2), Lang Son (2), Quang Tri (2), An Giang (1), Bac Lieu (1), Binh Dinh (1), Binh Duong (1), Binh Thuan (1), Dak Lak (1), Dong Thap (1), Ha Giang (1), Ha Tinh (1), Lam Dong (1) ), Lao Cai (1), Nam Dinh (1), Thai Nguyen (1), HCMC (1).

The total number of deaths from Covid-19 in Vietnam so far is 41,740, accounting for 0.6% of the total number of infections.

The total number of deaths ranked 24/225 territories, the number of deaths per 1 million people ranked 129/225 countries and territories in the world. Compared to Asia, the total number of deaths ranked 6/49, deaths per 1 million people ranked 24/49 Asian countries and territories.

Regarding the testing situation, from April 27, 2021 up to now, 36,605,808 samples have been taken, equivalent to 82,412,626 turns of people.

Regarding the vaccination situation, the total number of vaccines administered is 201,405,935 doses. Specifically:

– The number of injection doses for people 18 years and older is 184,349,927 doses. Includes: 1st dose is 70,935,528 doses; The second dose is 67,866,083 doses; The third dose is 1,495,038 doses; The additional dose is 14,623,598 doses; The booster dose is 29,429,680 doses.

– The number of doses for children from 12-17 years old is 17,056,008 doses. Includes: 1st dose is 8,751,350 doses; The second dose is 8,304,658 doses.

Linh Giao