On the afternoon of March 20, Nghe An recorded 3,764 new Covid-19 cases, including 866 community cases.

Taking Covid-19 test samples. Photo: QA

On the afternoon of March 20, Nghe An Center for Disease Control informed: In the past 12 hours (from 06:00 to 18:00 on March 20, 2022),Nghe Annote3,764 new positive caseswith Covid-19.

Including866 community cases, 2,898 cases were quarantined before (2,897 cases were F1, 01 case returned from another province with an epidemic).

Localities with the highest number of patients in the past 12 hours: Vinh City, Tan Ky, Anh Son, Nam Dan, Yen Thanh... There were no deaths due to Covid-19.

Thus, in the past 24 hours, Nghe An recorded 7,698 Covid-19 cases, including 2,015 community cases; no deaths due to Covid-19. In the past 2 days, the number of new cases decreased compared to previous days.

Accumulated from the beginning of the epidemic season until now, the province has recorded350,291 Covid-19 cases.Cumulative number of patients who have recovered and been discharged from hospital: 264,576 patients. Cumulative number of patients who have died: 153 patients. Number of patients currently being treated: 85,562 patients.

Nghe An Center for Disease Control recommends:The Covid-19 epidemic is still very complicated, the number of cases is increasing rapidly, many cases are asymptomatic. To effectively prevent and fight the Covid-19 epidemic, everyone needs to follow the "5K" recommendations and get fully vaccinated against Covid-19.