Myanmar reports 8 new COVID-19 cases
Jun 09, 2022
Yangon [Myanmar], June 9: Myanmar confirmed eight new COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours, bringing the total tally to 613,405, according to the Ministry of Health on Wednesday.
The ministry said health authorities tested 5,489 people for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, and the daily positivity rate was 0.15 percent.
It added that the death toll from COVID-19 remained unchanged at 19,434 with no new deaths from the pandemic confirmed in the past 24 hours.
The total number of patients who have recovered from COVID-19 in the Southeast Asian country rose to 592,387 on Wednesday, including two new recoveries.
Over 62.25 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in the country, and more than 2.2 million people had received booster shots as of Tuesday.
According to official data, more than 27.02 million people in Myanmar had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of Tuesday.
Myanmar detected its first COVID-19 cases in March 2020.
Source: Xinhua
