Myanmar reports 44 new COVID-19 cases
Aug 27, 2022
Yangon [Myanmar], August 27: Myanmar confirmed 44 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total tally to 614,888, according to the Ministry of Health on Friday.
The health ministry said in a statement that these cases included 9 infected people who returned from abroad.
It added that health authorities tested 7,267 people for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, and the daily positivity rate was 0.61 percent.
The death toll from COVID-19 in the country remained unchanged at 19,437 as no new deaths were confirmed in the past 24 hours, the ministry said.
The total number of patients who have recovered from COVID-19 in the country reached 593,389, including 24 new recoveries on Friday.
The Southeast Asian country detected its first COVID-19 cases in March 2020.
Source: Xinhua
