1,980 more Covid-19 cases on May 19

According to the Ministry of Health 's announcement on the Covid-19 epidemic, today, May 19, 1,980 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in the country.

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Since the beginning of the pandemic, Vietnam has had 11.6 million cases, ranking 13th out of 231 countries and territories. With a rate of 117,232 cases per million people, Vietnam ranks 120th out of 231 countries and territories.

Today, May 19, the country recorded 1,980 more Covid-19 cases

Health departments reported that on May 18, 442 Covid-19 patients were declared cured, with no deaths due to Covid-19. Since the beginning of the epidemic, more than 10.63 million Covid-19 cases in Vietnam have been cured.

At treatment facilities, 88 Covid-19 patients are on oxygen. Of these, 78 cases are on oxygen through masks, 2 cases are on high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC), 3 cases are on non-invasive ventilation and 5 cases are on invasive ventilation.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, 43,201 deaths due to Covid-19 have been recorded in Vietnam, accounting for 0.4% of the total number of infections. The total number of deaths in our country 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 Vietnam ranks 7th out of 50 countries and territories; the number of deaths per million people ranks 29th out of 50 countries and territories.

Quick view 8pm: Panorama news on May 19

Regarding the progress of Covid-19 vaccination, the Ministry of Health said that on May 18, 2,471 more doses were injected. Since the beginning of the vaccination campaign, a total of nearly 266.346 million doses have been injected to people nationwide. Of which, more than 223.698 million doses were injected for people aged 18 and over, nearly 24 million doses were injected for children aged 12-17 and nearly 18.682 million doses were injected for children aged 5-11.

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