Covid-19: Latest update on February 17

Hubei alone recorded 1,933 new cases and 100 new deaths. Compared to the previous day, the number of new cases in Hubei increased by nearly 5% but the number of deaths decreased from 139 to 100.

To date, Hubei province has had 58,182 infections and 1,696 deaths, of which Wuhan city accounts for 71% of cases and 77% of deaths.

With the new death toll and infections announced, as of 7:55 a.m. on February 17, the world has at least 71,338 infections and 1,775 deaths. In addition, 10,607 people have recovered.

Of the 1,770 deaths, 1,765 were in mainland China, 1 in Hong Kong, 1 in Japan, 1 in the Philippines, 1 in France and 1 in Taiwan.

In Vietnam, according to the latest updated data from the Ministry of Health, as of 6:00 a.m. this morning (February 17), Vietnam has not recorded any new cases positive for Covid-19 in the past 3 days.

16 cases have been and are infected with Covid-19 including: 2 Chinese father and son (2 have recovered and been discharged from hospital); 6 Vietnamese people all returned from Wuhan, China (4 have recovered and been discharged from hospital); 6 Vietnamese people have had close contact with Covid-19 positive patients (1 has recovered and been discharged from hospital); 1 American came to Vietnam, previously transited in Wuhan, China; 1 3-month-old child, had close contact with Covid-19 patient.

There have been 7 cases cured. The World Health Organization (WHO) on February 16 assessed that Vietnam had initiated a response system right from the early stages of the Covid-19 epidemic.

According to Tuoi Tre