Myanmar found 1,569 new COVID-19 confirmed patients with 26 more have died, announced the Ministry of Health and Sports (MOHS) on the night of November 17.

 

A total of 18,343 samples are tested between November 16 and November 17 and found 1,569 confirmed patients, it said.

 

A total of 975 people were allowed to be discharged from the hospital bringing the total number of people free from the virus to 54,274.

 

Among the 26 deaths, 22 had underlying chronic medical conditions. Up to 1,625 patients have died from the virus, it said.

 

It said 930,082 samples were tested till November 17 and found 71,730 patients so far and 54,274 people were recovered from the virus with 1,625 deaths.

 

A total of 1,501 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.