Ensure the principle of wearing masks to prevent Covid-19 in public environments. (Source: SK&DS)

Covid-19 epidemic situation in Vietnam

Since the beginning of the epidemic, Vietnam has had 11,607,654 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 117,304 infections per 1 million people).

Covid-19 treatment situation

1. Number of patients recovered:

- Patients announced to be cured on the day: 439 cases

- Total number of cured cases: 10,636,873 cases

2. The number of patients on oxygen is 70 cases, including:

- Oxygen breathing through mask: 58 cases

- High flow oxygen HFNC: 9 cases

- Non-invasive ventilation: 2 cases

- Invasive mechanical ventilation: 1 case

- ECMO: 0 cases

3. Number of deaths:

- 1 death was recorded in Ben Tre on the day.

- Average number of deaths recorded in the past 7 days: 1 case.

- The total number of deaths due to Covid-19 in Vietnam to date is 43,206, accounting for 0.4% of the total number of infections.

- Total deaths ranked 26th out of 231 territories, deaths per 1 million people ranked 141st out of 231 countries and territories in the world. 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).

Covid-19 vaccination situation

On May 24, 16,392 doses of Covid-19 vaccine were injected. Thus, the total number of doses of vaccine injected was 266,401,187 doses, of which:

+ Number of doses for people aged 18 and over is 223,733,999 doses: 1st dose is 70,909,131 doses; 2nd dose is 68,455,591 doses; Supplementary dose is 14,344,114 doses; 1st booster dose is 52,130,897 doses; 2nd booster dose is 17,894,266 doses.

+ Number of injections for children from 12-17 years old is 23,965,543 doses: 1st dose is 9,130,889 doses; 2nd dose is 9,021,366 doses; 1st booster dose is 5,813,288 doses.

+ Number of doses for children aged 5-11 is 18,701,645 doses: 10,227,624 doses for dose 1; 8,474,021 doses for dose 2.