According to the Ministry of Health's announcement on the Covid-19 epidemic, today, May 17, the country recorded 2,043 more Covid-19 cases.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, Vietnam has had 11.596 million cases, ranking 13th out of 231 countries and territories. With a rate of 117,193 infections per million people, Vietnam ranks 120th out of 231 countries and territories.
Today, May 17, the country recorded 2,043 new Covid-19 cases
Health departments reported that on May 16, 853 patients recovered from the disease, with no deaths due to Covid-19. Since the beginning of the epidemic, more than 10.633 million Covid-19 patients in Vietnam have been cured.
In the treatment units, 75 patients are on oxygen. Of these, 65 cases are on oxygen via mask, 6 cases are on high flow HFNC, 1 case is on non-invasive ventilation and 3 cases are on invasive ventilation.
Since the beginning of the epidemic, 43,201 deaths from Covid-19 have been recorded in Vietnam, accounting for 0.4% of the total number of infections.
The total number of deaths in Vietnam ranks 26th out of 231 countries and territories; the number of deaths per million people ranks 141st out of 231 countries and territories. Compared to Asia, the total number of deaths in our country ranks 7th out of 50 countries and territories; the number of deaths per million people ranks 29th out of 50 countries and territories.
Regarding the progress of Covid-19 vaccination, the Ministry of Health said that on May 16, 875 doses were administered. Since the beginning of the vaccination campaign, more than 266.34 million doses have been administered nationwide. Of these, more than 223.694 million doses were administered to people aged 18 and over, nearly 24 million doses were administered to children aged 12-17, and more than 18.68 million doses were administered to children aged 5-11.
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