Myanmar found 606 new COVID-19 confirmed patients and 22 more have died, announced the Ministry of Health and Sports (MOHS) on the night of December 27.

 

A total of  16,607 samples were tested from December 26 at 8:00 pm to December 27 at 8:00 pm, and found new 606 new COVID-19 patients.

 

A total of 1,060 people were allowed to be discharged from the hospitals, bringing the total number of people free from the virus to 103,223.

 

Among the 22 deaths, 11 had underlying chronic medical conditions. Up to 2,601 patients have died from the virus, it said.

 

It said  1,740,037 samples were tested till December 27 and found 121,886  patients so far and 103,223 people were recovered from the virus with 2,601 deaths.

 

A total of 1,062 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.