Covid-19 cases rise to 506,816 in Myanmar

Yangoon, Nov 8 (IANS) The number of Covid-19 cases in Myanmar rose to 506,816 after 818 new cases were reported in the past 24 hours, according to a release from the Ministry of Health.The release said 17 new deaths were reported, bringing the death toll to 18,821 in the country as of Sunday.A total of 478,233 patients have been discharged from hospitals and more than five million samples have been tested for Covid-19 so far, Xinhua news agency reported.More than 8.24 million people have been fully vaccinated nationwide, while more than 5.65 million people have received the first jabs of Covid-19 vaccines as of Saturday, the release added.Myanmar detected its first two Covid-19 cases on March 23, 2020.
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