Myanmar found 1,145 new COVID-19 confirmed patients on November 12 with 28 more have died, announced the Ministry of Health and Sports (MOHS) on the night of November 12.

A total of 17,250 samples are tested between November 11 and November 12 and found 1,145 confirmed patients, it said.

A total of 1,031 people are allowed to be discharged from the hospital bringing the total number of people to 49,563. Among the death, 19 out of 28 patients died on November 12 are the patients with underlying chronic medical conditions. Up to 1,508 patients have died from the virus, it said.

It said 853,947 samples were tested till November 12 and found 65,598 patients so far.

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.