YANGON, Oct 8 (NNN-MNA) – The death toll of COVID-19 reached 18,034 in Myanmar yesterday, after 36 more deaths were reported, according to a release from the Ministry of Health.
A total of 1,394 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the past 24 hours, bringing the tally to 474,419 cases in the country yesterday, the release said.
According to the ministry’s figures, a total of 427,941 patients have been discharged from hospitals, and over 4.45 million samples have been tested for COVID-19, so far.
Myanmar detected its first two positive cases of COVID-19 on Mar 23, last year.– NNN-MNA