Myanmar found 1,411 new COVID-19 confirmed patients and 26 more have died, announced the Ministry of Health and Sports (MOHS) on the night of December 2.

 

A total of 1,258 people were allowed to be discharged from the hospitals bringing the total number of people free from the virus to 72,601.

 

Among the 26 deaths, 22 had underlying chronic medical conditions. Up to 1,998 patients have died from the virus, it said.

 

It said 1,202,415 samples were tested till December 2 and found 93,600 patients so far and 72,601 people were recovered from the virus with 1,998 deaths.

 

A total of 1,173 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.