Myanmar found 758 new COVID-19 confirmed patients and 20 more have died, announced the Ministry of Health and Sports (MOHS) on the night of December 25.

 

A total of 19,543 samples were tested from December 24 at 8:00 pm to December 25 at 8:00 pm, and found new 758 new COVID-19 patients.

 

A total of 1,013 people were allowed to be discharged from the hospitals, bringing the total number of people free from the virus to 100,940.

 

Among the 20 deaths, 18 had underlying chronic medical conditions. Up to 2,552 patients have died from the virus, it said.

 

It said 1,703,287 samples were tested till December 25 and found 120,546 patients so far and 100,940 people were recovered from the virus with 2,552 deaths.

 

A total of 746 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.