Myanmar found 947 new COVID-19 confirmed patients and 19 more have died, announced the Ministry of Health and Sports (MOHS) on the night of December 20.

 

A total of 20,526 samples were tested from December 19 at 8:00 pm to December 20 at 8:00 pm, and found new 947 new COVID-19 patients.

 

A total of 1,269 people were allowed to be discharged from the hospitals, bringing the total number of people free from the virus to 95,387.

 

Among the 19 deaths, 15 had underlying chronic medical conditions. Up to 2,443 patients have died from the virus, it said.

 

It said 1,594,654 samples were tested till December 18 and found 116,134 patients so far and 95,387 people were recovered from the virus with 2,443 deaths.

 

A total of 1,295 people, who had close contact with positive patients in Yangon Region and tested negative, are put in home quarantine, it said.

 

Hospitals in Yangon Region are testing COVID-19 suspects using rapid antigen diagnostic test kits and there are people who lost their sense of smell and taste included, announced the MOHS.