More than 2,800 COVID-19 patients in HCM City discharged from hospital
VOV.VN -The total number of people who have recovered from COVID-19 since the start of the latest pandemic wave rose to 31,146, following the discharge of a further 2,826 patients on July 30, according to the Ho Chi Minh City Centre for Disease Control.
Currently, hospitals in the southern city are in the process of treating 36,233 people who have tested positive for COVID-19, of which 878 are seriously-ill patients who have been put onto ventilators, with 14 on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).
Ho Chi Minh City also discovered three new infection clusters in residential areas based in several districts on July 30. Currently, 27 infection chains have been zoned off and are being closely monitored.
With regard to the vaccine rollout, the city will launch its fifth vaccination drive with 930,000 doses set to be administered over the course of two weeks. The inoculation campaign is being accelerated in order to keep residents safe whilst boosting COVID-19 prevention and control.
The southern metropolis is also enforcing the Government's Directive 16 and intensifying more drastic anti-pandemic measures until August 1, with a particular focus on gradually shifting its treatment strategy in order to limit the mortality rate.
As of the morning of July 31, since the initial resurgence of the virus began three months ago, more than 88,000 active cases of local transmission have been registered in Ho Chi Minh City, the nation’s largest COVID-19 hotspot.