Lowest number of new COVID-19 cases in 2 months, vaccinating nearly 12,500 children 5-11 years old

Information about cases COVID-19 new:

– From 4:00 p.m. on April 16 to 4:00 p.m. on April 17, 14,730 new infections were recorded on the National System of COVID-19 Case Management, all in the country (down 3,744 cases compared to the previous day) at 60 provinces and cities (there are 11,192 cases in the community).

– Provinces and cities with confirmed cases are as follows: Hanoi (1,253), Yen Bai (801), Quang Ninh (778), Phu Tho (749), Nghe An (746), Tuyen Quang (582), Thai Binh (547), Bac Giang (534), Thai Nguyen (509), Dak Lak (482), Hai Duong (448), Vinh Phuc (441), Lao Cai (440), City. Ho Chi Minh City (427), Bac Kan (398), Quang Binh (398), Gia Lai (368), Hung Yen (263), Lang Son (258), Bac Ninh (233), Cao Bang (224), Son La (220), Ha Tinh (213), Quang Nam (208), Ninh Binh (187), Nam Dinh (186), Binh Dinh (183), Ha Giang (181), Lam Dong (176), Quang Tri ( 143), Ben Tre (142), Vinh Long (135), Dien Bien (135), Da Nang (131), Dak Nong (126), Binh Duong (124), Lai Chau (122), Ha Nam (120) , Hoa Binh (115), Tay Ninh (114), Thanh Hoa (107), Phu Yen (103), Quang Ngai (99), Ca Mau (83), Binh Phuoc (69), Thua Thien Hue (68), Ba Ria – Vung Tau (62), An Giang (42), Soc Trang (39), Long An (38), Binh Thuan (37), Kien Giang (35), Khanh Hoa (28), Kon Tum (22) , Can Tho (16), Dong Nai (14), Bac Lieu (11), Tra Vinh (7), Dong Thap (7), Hau Giang (3).

– The localities that recorded the largest decrease in the number of infections compared to the previous day: Bac Giang (-340), Phu Tho (-321), Binh Phuoc (-287).

– The localities that recorded the highest number of infections compared to the previous day: Ben Tre (+50), Soc Trang (+39), Binh Duong (+25).

– Average number of new infections in the country recorded in the past 7 days: 20,986 cases/day.

Chart number of cases of COVID-19 until the afternoon of April 17 in Vietnam

The situation of COVID-19 epidemic in Vietnam:

– Since the beginning of the epidemic, Vietnam has 10,432,617 infections, ranking 12th out of 227 countries and territories, while with the ratio of infections per million people, Vietnam ranks 110/227 countries and territories (105,506 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 10,424,870 cases, of which 8,934,029 patients have been declared cured.

+ Localities with a high cumulative number of infections during this outbreak: Hanoi (1,533,658), Ho Chi Minh City. Ho Chi Minh City (606,626), Nghe An (475,974), Binh Duong (382,676), Bac Giang (380,351).

COVID-19 treatment situation

1. Number of recovered patients:

– The patient was announced to be cured within the day: 5,472 cases

– Total number of cured cases: 8,936,846 cases

2. The number of patients breathing oxygen is 1,070 cases, of which:

– Breathing oxygen through a mask: 754 cases

– HFNC high-flow oxygen: 129 cases

– Non-invasive mechanical ventilation: 30 cases

– Invasive mechanical ventilation: 154 cases

– ECMO: 3 shifts

3. Number of patients who died:

– From 17:30 on April 16 to 17:30 on April 17, 10 deaths were recorded at: Kien Giang (4), Ben Tre (3), Binh Phuoc (1), Can Tho (1), Dong Thap (1) .

– Average number of deaths recorded in the past 07 days: 19 cases.

– Total number of deaths due to COVID-19 in Vietnam Up to now, there are 42,944 cases, accounting for 0.4% of the total number of infections.

– The total number of deaths ranked 24/227 territories, the number of deaths per 1 million people ranked 130/227 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 25/49 Asian countries and territories (ranked 4th in ASEAN).

Test situation

From April 27, 2021 until now, 39,401,126 samples have been tested, equivalent to 85,684,619 turns of people, an increase of 23,825 samples compared to the previous day.

Situation of vaccination against COVID-19

On April 16, 182,326 doses of COVID-19 vaccine were administered. Thus, the total number of vaccine doses administered is 209,483,478 doses, of which:

+ Number of injections for people aged 18 and over is 192,227,208 doses: 1st dose is 71,422,066 doses; The second dose is 68,533,814 doses; The third dose is 1,505,636 doses; The additional dose is 15,063,168 doses; The booster dose is 35,702,524 doses.

+ Number of doses for children aged 12-17 is 17,243,856 doses: 1st dose is 8,829,764 doses; The second dose is 8,414,092 doses.

+ The number of doses for children from 5-11 years old is 12,414 doses (1st dose).