Myanmar found 983 new COVID-19 confirmed patients with 25 more have died, announced the Ministry of Health and Sports (MOHS) on the night of November 15.

 

A total of 13,347 samples are tested between November 14 and November 15 and found 983  confirmed patients, it said.

 

A total of 989  people were allowed to be discharged from the hospital bringing the total number of people free from the virus to 52,351.

 

Among the 25 deaths, 20 had underlying chronic medical conditions. Up to 1,577 patients have died from the virus, it said.

 

It said 897,352 samples were tested till November 15 and found 68,994 patients so far with 1,577 deaths.

 

A total of 989 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.