Over 1,400 new cases, 543 recoveries, and 1 death (F0 case).

According to the Ministry of Health 's Covid-19 prevention and control bulletin on May 23rd, there were 1,438 new cases today, an increase of over 200 cases compared to the previous day, and one death was recorded in Ben Tre.

People in Hanoi are receiving Covid-19 vaccinations. (Source: Health & Life Magazine)

The Covid-19 situation in Vietnam

Since the beginning of the pandemic, Vietnam has recorded 11,605,398 cases, ranking 13th out of 231 countries and territories. In terms of the number of cases per million people, Vietnam ranks 120th out of 231 countries and territories (an average of 117,281 cases per million people).

The Covid-19 treatment situation

1. Number of patients who have recovered:

- Number of patients declared recovered today: 543

- Total number of recovered cases: 10,635,912

2. The number of patients currently receiving oxygen is 77, including:

- Oxygen therapy via face mask: 64 cases

- High-flow oxygen therapy (HFNC): 8 cases

- Non-invasive mechanical ventilation: 2 cases

- Invasive mechanical ventilation: 3 cases

- ECMO: 0 cases

3. Number of deaths:

- One death was recorded today in Ben Tre.

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

- The total number of deaths due to Covid-19 in Vietnam to date is 43,205, accounting for 0.4% of the total number of infections.

- The total number of deaths ranks 26th out of 231 territories, and the number of deaths per million population ranks 141st out of 231 countries and territories worldwide . Compared to Asia, the total number of deaths ranks 7th out of 50 (3rd in ASEAN), and the number of deaths per million population ranks 29th out of 50 Asian countries and territories (5th in ASEAN).

Covid-19 vaccination situation

On May 22nd, 32,419 doses of Covid-19 vaccine were administered. Thus, the total number of vaccine doses administered is 266,382,144, including:

The total number of doses for individuals aged 18 and over is 223,726,967: Dose 1: 70,909,110 doses; Dose 2: 68,455,527 doses; Supplementary dose: 14,344,113 doses; First booster dose: 52,128,501 doses; Second booster dose: 17,889,716 doses.

The total number of doses for children aged 12-17 years is 23,965,543: Dose 1: 9,130,889 doses; Dose 2: 9,021,366 doses; Booster dose 1: 5,813,288 doses.

The total number of doses for children aged 5-11 years is 18,689,634: Dose 1 is 10,224,237 doses; Dose 2 is 8,465,397 doses.

Source: https://baoquocte.vn/covid-19-ngay-235-hon-1400-ca-mac-moi-543-ca-khoi-benh-1-f0-tu-vong-228232.html