Taking care of critically ill COVID-19 patients in Vietnam.
 

On the morning of July 30, the Treatment Sub-Committee under the National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control reported an additional 159 Covid-19 related deaths recorded on July 27-29, including:

Ho Chi Minh City (July 27-29): 132 cases

Long An (July 27-29): 9 cases

Dong Thap (July 27-28): 6 cases

Da Nang (July 27-28): 3 cases

Hanoi (July 28): 1 case

Khanh Hoa (July 27): 3 cases

Dong Nai from July 27-29: 4 cases

Vinh Long on July 27: 1 case

So far, Vietnam has had a total of 1,022 Covid-19-related fatalities out of 133,405 infection cases, equivalent to a rate of 0.76%. This rate has been increasing in recent days. Most of the fatalities are documented in HCM City.

According to Worldometers, the world's mortality rate is about 2.13% on average. Some big countries have quite high rates: the US: 1.77%; UK: 2.23%; Russia: 2.52%; Italy: 2.95%; Germany: 2.44%; China: 5%; Japan: 1.7%.

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