Sixteen other patients are in critical conditions and require outside-body life support
More than 2,200 people are seriously ill due to COVID-19 in Ho Chi Minh City, while 16 others are in critical conditions, according to the city’s Center for Disease Control (HCDC).
The southern metropolis has recorded 158,499 COVID-19 patients as of Wednesday morning, including 158,096 local infections and 403 imported cases, the HCDC stated.
The city is treating 32,667 coronavirus patients, of whom 1,978 are under 16 years old.
A total of 2,256 patients are in serious conditions and need breathing support, while 16 others are subject to ECMO, an outside-body life support system, due to their critical conditions.
More than 2,560 people were discharged from COVID-19 treatment facilities in the city on Tuesday, the HCDC continued, adding that 285 coronavirus-related deaths were announced on the same day.
Ho Chi Minh City currently has 17 active infection clusters, and has not detected any new clusters for four days.
From April 27 to August 17, nearly 4.6 million people were sampled for COVID-19 testing.
Approximately 44,400 COVID-19 patients with no or mild symptoms are being quarantined and treated at home.
Among them, 26,574 had received treatment at local hospitals for a certain period before being monitored at their houses.
Over 14,300 other patients are quarantined and treated at concentrated facilities managed by district-level authorities.
Nearly 3,100 direct contacts of COVID-19 patients are being quarantined at concentrated centers, while over 16,100 others are undergoing home quarantine.
