Myanmar found 1,108 new COVID-19 confirmed patients and 29 more have died, announced the Ministry of Health and Sports (MOHS) on the night of December6.

 

18,541 samples were tested from December 5 at 8:00 pm to December 6 at 8:00 pm, and found new 1,108 new COVID-19 patients.

 

A total of 1,254 people were allowed to be discharged from the hospitals, bringing the total number of people free from the virus to 77,636.

 

Among the 29 deaths, 25 had underlying chronic medical conditions. Up to 2,110 patients have died from the virus, it said.

 

It said 1,288,365 samples were tested till December 6 and found 99,155 patients so far and 77,636 people were recovered from the virus with 2,110 deaths.

 

A total of 1,153 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.