There is no province in the country that has reached 1,000 cases of COVID-19 infection

On April 22, the whole country recorded 11,160 new COVID-19 infections, down 869 cases compared to the previous day, the Ministry of Health said. Today is the second day in the country that no province has recorded 1,000 cases, while at the peak of the epidemic, the whole country had more than 40 provinces and cities with 1,000 or more cases.

Hanoi is still the leading locality in new cases, but since April 21, the capital has dropped to less than 1,000 cases. Specifically, on April 21, the capital had 986 cases, on April 22 there were 980 cases.

Other provinces and cities also fell deeply such as Phu Tho 761 cases, Bac Giang 539 cases, Quang Ninh 510 cases, Nghe An 489 cases, Vinh Phuc 458 cases, Yen Bai 452 cases, Lao Cai 389 cases, Hai Duong 373 cases. Ho Chi Minh City 93 cases…

There are no more localities in the country that have recorded 1,000 cases of COVID-19 infection

As of the afternoon of April 22, Hanoi had 1,537,814 people infected with COVID-19, the most in the country. The number of severe cases being treated in hospitals has decreased sharply, currently to 422 cases. In the past two days, the capital has not recorded any deaths from COVID-19. As of the afternoon of April 22, Hanoi had 1,335 deaths. The capital has vaccinated more than 51,000 children from 5 to under 12 years old.

According to the Ministry of Health, in the past 2 days, the number of deaths across the country decreased, recording only 7 to 9 deaths per day.

822 Severe COVID-19 patients being treated also continued to decrease, today there are only 822 cases, of which 114 are mechanical ventilation, 2 ECMO cases, the rest are on oxygen.

According to the Ministry of Health, on the basis of the Prevention and Response Plan to end the state of emergency of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2022, issued by the World Health Organization on March 31, 2022, participating in the examine the response plans of some countries and the reality of the epidemic situation in Vietnam; The Ministry of Health prepares a draft of a plan to ensure medical work to cope with COVID-19 epidemic situations in 2022-2023.

At the same time, continue to direct localities to inject the second dose for children aged 12-18 in April; complete the 2nd injection for children from 5 to under 12 years old in the 2nd quarter and develop a plan for the 4th injection for those who need it.

Tran Hang