Myanmar reports 18 more COVID-19 infections

Xinhua
28 May 2022, 21:48 GMT+10

YANGON, May 28 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar reported 18 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total tally to 613,298 on Saturday.

The Ministry of Health said health authorities tested 7,417 people for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, and the daily positivity rate was 0.24 percent.

No new deaths from COVID-19 were reported in the past 24 hours, leaving the death toll unchanged at 19,434.

The total number of patients who have recovered from COVID-19 in the Southeast Asian country has risen to 592,264 with three new recoveries, data from the ministry showed.

Myanmar detected its first COVID-19 cases in March 2020.

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