On the morning of January 18, Nghe An recorded 42 new Covid-19 infections, including 10 community cases.

On the morning of January 18, the Center for Disease Control (CDC)Nghe AnInformation: In the past 12 hours (from 18:00 on January 17, 2022 to 06:00 on January 18, 2022),Nghe Annoted42 new positive cases of COVID-19 in 9 localities(Vinh City: 12, Quynh Luu: 10, Ky Son: 6, Hoang Mai: 6, Thai Hoa: 4, Quy Hop: 1, Quy Chau: 1, Thanh Chuong: 1, Tuong Duong: 1).

Covid-19 rapid test. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Including10 community cases in 2 localities(Vinh City: 06 cases, including 04 cases in 1 family, Thai Hoa: 04 cases); 32 cases were quarantined in advance (24 cases are F1, 8 cases came from other provinces with epidemic). 20 cases with symptoms, 22 cases without symptoms were recorded.

Accumulated from the beginning of the epidemic until now, the province has recorded10,506 COVID-19 cases in 21 localities: Vinh City: 1,489, Quynh Luu: 1,005, Nghi Loc: 741, Hoang Mai: 648, Yen Thanh: 626, Dien Chau: 603, Que Phong: 576, Quy Chau: 549, Do Luong: 474, Thanh Chuong: 465, Tan Ky: 412, Nam Dan: 421, Quy Hop: 399, Con Cuong: 388, Nghia Dan: 365, Hung Nguyen: 336, Ky Son: 333, Cua Lo: 216, Tuong Duong: 193, Anh Son: 134, Thai Hoa: 133... Cumulative number of patients (BN) treated and cured, discharged from hospital: 8,868 BN. Cumulative number of deaths: 37 BN. Number of patients currently being treated: 1,601 BN.

Specific information of community patients is as follows:

1. Patient NTD, female, born in 1924. Address: Hamlet 3, Nghia Thuan Commune, Thai Hoa Town. Patient has been showing signs of cough and difficulty breathing for the past 4 days. On January 17, the patient's difficulty breathing worsened so she went to the Northwest Regional General Hospital for examination. Here, the patient was tested rapidly and the result was positive.

2. Patient VTKD, female, born in 1987. Address: Hamlet 2, Nghia Thuan Commune, Thai Hoa Town. Patient had symptoms of fever and cold. On January 17, patient went to the health station for a rapid test with positive results.

3. Patient NXT, male, born in 1986. Address: Dong Hai hamlet, Dong Hieu commune, Thai Hoa town. Patient had symptoms of fever and cough. On January 17, patient went to the health station for a rapid test with positive result.

4. Patient TBH, male, born in 1979. Address: Hamlet 8, Nghia Thuan Commune, Thai Hoa Town. Patient showed signs of fatigue and cough. On January 17, the patient went to the health station for a rapid test with a positive result.

5. Patient NTT, male, born in 2015. Address: Tan Phuc block, Vinh Tan ward, Vinh city. On January 17, the patient had symptoms of fever, headache, and cough, so he went to the health station for a rapid test with suspicious results. After that, the patient was sampled for PCR with confirmed results.

6. Patient TNT, male, born in 1991. Address: Phong Hao hamlet, Hung Hoa commune, Vinh city. On January 17, the patient had a fever so he went to the Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital for a rapid test with a suspicious result. After that, the patient had a PCR sample taken with a confirmed result.

7. Patient NTTH, female, born in 1991. Address: Phong Hao hamlet, Hung Hoa commune, Vinh city. Patient is the wife of Patient TNT who was announced at the same time. On January 17, the patient had a fever so she went to the Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital for a rapid test with a suspicious result. After that, the patient had a PCR sample taken and the result was confirmed.

8. Patient NTP, female, born in 1967. Address: Phong Hao hamlet, Hung Hoa commune, Vinh city. Patient is the mother of patient NTTH announced at the same time. On January 17, the patient was taken by her daughter to the Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital for a rapid test with a suspicious result. After that, the patient was sampled for PCR with a confirmed result.

9. Patient TNM, male, born in 2021. Address: Phong Hao hamlet, Hung Hoa commune, Vinh city. The patient is the son of patient NTTH announced at the same time. On January 17, the patient was taken by his mother to the Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital for a rapid test with a suspicious result. After that, the patient was sampled for PCR with a confirmed result.

10. Patient PT, Female, born in 1989. Address: Hung Dung Ward, Vinh City. On January 17, the patient went to Vinh University of Medicine Hospital for a rapid test with a positive result. The patient has no symptoms.