Myanmar reports 152 new Covid-19 cases, daily positivity rate at 1.32%

Myanmar reported 152 new Covid-19 infections with daily positivity rate of 1.32 per cent in the past 24 hours, according to a release from the Ministry of Health on Sunday.

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1 min read Last Updated : Dec 20 2021 | 7:36 AM IST

Myanmar reported 152 new Covid-19 infections with daily positivity rate of 1.32 per cent in the past 24 hours, according to a release from the Ministry of Health on Sunday.

The number of Covid-19 cases has increased to 528,253 while its death toll has reached 19,220 after seven new deaths were reported on Sunday, Xinhua news agency reported, citing the release.

A total of 505,395 patients have been discharged from hospitals and over 5.89 million samples have been tested for Covid-19.

Over 13.7 million people have been fully vaccinated and over 6.05 million people have received the first jabs of Covid-19 vaccines as of Saturday, the ministry's data showed.

Myanmar detected its first two Covid-19 positive cases on March 23 last year.

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First Published: Dec 20 2021 | 7:36 AM IST

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