Myanmar found 1,502 new COVID-19 confirmed patients and 31 more have died, announced the Ministry of Health and Sports (MOHS) on the night of December 4.

 

21,390 samples were tested from December 3 at 8:00 pm to December 4 at 8:00 pm, and found new 1,502 new COVID-19 patients.

 

A total of 1,225 people were allowed to be discharged from the hospitals, bringing the total number of people free from the virus to 74,973.

 

Among the 31 deaths, 26 had underlying chronic medical conditions. Up to 2.059 patients have died from the virus, it said.

 

It said 1,246,524 samples were tested till December 3 and found 96,520 patients so far and 74,973 people were recovered from the virus with 2,059 deaths.

 

A total of 1,449 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.