Myanmar found 199 new COVID-19 confirmed cases on December 22 bringing total number of patients to 528,838, according to an announcement from Ministry of Health (MOH).

A total of 13,577 samples are tested between 8 pm of December 21 and 8 pm of December 22 and found 199 patients. Five more people died from the virus bringing total number of death tolls to 19,235, according to a report from the MOH.

A total of 5,937,389 samples are tested till December 22 and 210 people are allowed to be discharged from the hospital bringing total number to 506,306, it said.

The samples were tested in labs under the MOH, using GeneXpert machines in hospitals in Nay Pyi Taw Council, all regions and states, at No.1 1,000-Bed Military Hospital in Yangon, at No.2 1,000-Bed Military Hospital in Nay Pyi Taw, at No.9 100-Bed Military Hospital in Lashio, at private hospitals and labs and using COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Diagnostic Test in hospitals and public health departments in Nay Pyi Taw Council, all regions and states.