2,043 new cases

According to the Covid-19 epidemic prevention and control bulletin of the Ministry of Health, on May 17, there were 2,043 new cases.

Since the beginning of the epidemic, Vietnam has had 11,596,662 infections, ranking 13th out of 231 countries and territories, while with the rate of infections per 1 million people, Vietnam ranks 120th out of 231 countries and territories (on average, there are 117,193 infections per 1 million people).

Data reported daily by the Department of Health of provinces and cities on the Covid-19 Management System of the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment Management, Ministry of Health:

Number of patients announced to be cured in the day: 853 cases; Total number of cured cases: 10,633,704 cases. Number of patients on oxygen: 75 cases, including: Oxygen breathing via mask: 65 cases; High flow oxygen breathing (HFNC): 6 cases; Non-invasive ventilation: 1 case; Invasive ventilation: 3 cases.

0 deaths recorded today. Average number of deaths recorded in the past 7 days: 0 cases.

The total number of deaths from Covid-19 in Vietnam to date is 43,201, accounting for 0.4% of the total number of infections.

Total deaths ranked 26th out of 231 countries and territories, deaths per 1 million people ranked 141st out of 231 countries and territories. Compared to Asia, total deaths ranked 7th out of 50 (ranked 3rd in ASEAN), deaths per 1 million people ranked 29th out of 50 countries and territories in Asia (ranked 5th in ASEAN).

On May 16, 875 doses of Covid-19 vaccine were injected. Thus, the total number of doses injected was 266,341,032 doses, of which: The number of doses injected for people aged 18 and over was 223,694,570 doses: 70,908,855 doses for the first dose; 68,453,263 doses for the second dose; 14,343,935 doses for the supplementary dose; 52,123,045 doses for the first booster dose; 17,865,472 doses for the second booster dose.

The number of doses for children aged 12 to 17 is 23,965,543 doses: 9,130,889 doses for the first dose; 9,021,366 doses for the second dose; and 5,813,288 doses for the first booster dose. The number of doses for children aged 5 to 11 is 18,680,919 doses: 10,221,541 doses for the first dose; 8,459,378 doses for the second dose.

NGOC ANH

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