New cases of COVID-19 on March 18 decreased to 163,174, Bac Giang added 34,302 F0

Information on new COVID-19 cases:

– From 4:00 p.m. on March 17 to 4:00 p.m. on March 18, the National COVID-19 Case Management System recorded 163,174 new infections, of which 9 were imported and 163,165 were recorded domestically (down 10,157). cases compared to the previous day) in 62 provinces and cities (109.601 cases in the community).

– Provinces and cities with confirmed cases are as follows: Hanoi (23,578), Nghe An (9,968), Phu Tho (8,042), Bac Ninh (6,488), 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), City. 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), Thanh Hoa (1,099), Ba Ria – Vung Tau (1,000), Kon Tum (987), Dak Nong (986), Da Nang (956), Ha Tinh (944), Quang Ngai (899), Binh Thuan (767), Thua Thien Hue (547), Quang Nam (341), Long An (312), Bac Lieu (305), Dong Nai (191), An Giang (160), Kien Giang (156), Can Tho (129), Dong Thap (90), Ninh Thuan (62), Soc Trang (57), Hau Giang (54), Tien Giang (6).

– On March 18, 2022, Bac Giang Department of Health registered an additional 34,302 cases on the National System of COVID-19 Case Management after reviewing and supplementing full information.

– The localities that recorded the largest decrease in the number of infections compared to the previous day: Gia Lai (-3,620), Thai Nguyen (-1,936), Hanoi (-1,733).

– The localities that recorded the highest number of infections compared to the previous day: Bac Ninh (+1,468), Tra Vinh (+730), Son La (+499).

– Average number of new infections in the country recorded in the past 7 days: 170,600 cases/day.

– Correction of new case information in Lao Cai on March 17, 2022: due to an error in the data entry process into the National System of COVID-19 case management, the number of new infections in Lao Cai province on March 17, 2022 was doubled (from 4,787 cases to 9,574 cases). Therefore, the number of new infections on March 17, 2022 is adjusted as follows:

+ Number of new infections in Lao Cai: 4,787

+ The total number of new infections nationwide is 173,325 cases of which 173,322 cases are recorded in the country.

The situation of COVID-19 epidemic in Vietnam:

– Since the beginning of the epidemic, Vietnam has had 7,367,112 infections, ranking 14 out of 225 countries and territories, while with the ratio of infections per million people, Vietnam ranks 121/225 countries and territories (74,542 cases on average for every 1 million people).

– The 4th epidemic (from April 27, 2021 to present):

+ The number of infections recorded in the country is 7,359,460 cases, of which 3,859,142 patients have been declared cured.

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

Situation of treatment of patients with COVID-19

1. Number of recovered patients:

– The patient was announced to be cured within the day: 175,971 cases

– Total number of cured cases: 3,861,959 cases

2. The number of seriously ill patients being treated is 4,144 cases, of which:

– Breathing oxygen through a mask: 3,290 cases

– HFNC high-flow oxygen: 422 cases

– Non-invasive mechanical ventilation: 111 cases

– Invasive mechanical ventilation: 316 cases

– ECMO: 5 shifts

3. Number of patients who died:

– From 17:30 on March 17 to 17:30 on March 18, 57 deaths were recorded in: Quang Ninh (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), City. Ho Chi Minh (1)..

– Average number of deaths recorded in the past 07 days: 73 cases.

– 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 with Asia, the total number of deaths ranked 6/49 (3rd in ASEAN), deaths per 1 million people ranked 24th/49 Asian countries and territories (ranked 4th in ASEAN).

Test situation

The number of tests from April 27, 2021 to date has been 36,605,808 samples, equivalent to 82,412,626 turns of people, an increase of 217,500 samples compared to the previous day.

Status of vaccination against COVID-19

On March 17, 326,300 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were injected. Thus, the total number of doses of vaccine injected is 201,405,935 doses, of which:

+ Number of injections for people aged 18 and over is 184,349,927 doses: 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.

+ Number of doses for children aged 12-17 is 17,056,008 doses: 1st dose is 8,751,350 doses; The second dose is 8,304,658 doses.

According to suckhoedoisong.vn