YANGON, Nov 22 (NNN-MNA) – The number of COVID-19 infections rose to 517,922 in Myanmar yesterday, as 527 new cases were detected in the past 24 hours, according to a release from the Ministry of Health.
Meanwhile, 14 more deaths were reported, raising the death toll to 19,025. The daily positivity rate is 2.55 percent, the release said.
A total of 490,913 patients have been discharged from hospitals, and over 5.37 million samples have been tested for COVID-19, so far.
Another one million doses of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine, donated by China, arrived in Myanmar’s Yangon yesterday, according to a release from the Chinese Embassy in Myanmar.
Over 10.4 million people have been fully vaccinated nationwide, while over 4.91 million people have received the first jabs as of Saturday, according to the ministry.
Myanmar detected its first two COVID-19 positive cases on Mar 23, last year.– NNN-MNA
