Myanmar found 1,330 new COVID-19 confirmed patients with 26 more have died, announced the Ministry of Health and Sports (MOHS) on the night of November 25.

 

A total of 17,347 samples are tested between November 24 and November 25 and found 1,330 confirmed patients, it said.

 

A total of 1,070 people were allowed to be discharged from the hospitals, military hospitals and military COVID-19 treatment centers bringing the total number of people free from the virus to 63,366.

 

Among the 26deaths, 23 had underlying chronic medical conditions. Up to 1,810 patients have died from the virus, it said.

 

It said 1,076,382 samples were tested till November 25 and found 83,566 patients so far and 63,366 people were recovered from the virus with 1,810 deaths.

 

A total of 2,035 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.