Myanmar on Monday reported 1,197 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, with a daily test positivity rate of 7.3 percent in the past 24 hours, bringing the total tally to 479,848 Xinhua reported.

The Ministry of Health said in a release that with 28 more deaths recorded from the pandemic nationwide, the coronavirus death toll has risen to 18,162.

According to the ministry, the total number of recoveries from COVID-19 stands currently at 432,457 in the Asian country, and over 4.52 million samples have so far been tested for COVID-19.