Myanmar found 848 new COVID-19 confirmed patients and 22 more have died, announced the Ministry of Health and Sports (MOHS) on the night of December 21..

 

A total of 21,018 samples were tested from December 20 at 8:00 pm to December 21 at 8:00 pm, and found new 848 new COVID-19 patients.

 

A total of 1,298 people were allowed to be discharged from the hospitals, bringing the total number of people free from the virus to 96,685.

 

Among the 22 deaths, 19 had underlying chronic medical conditions. Up to 2,465 patients have died from the virus, it said.

 

It said 1,615,672 samples were tested till December 21 and found 116,982 patients so far and 96,685 people were recovered from the virus with 2,465 deaths.

 

A total of 1,046 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.