449 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases reported

18 January 2021
449 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases reported
A medical worker wearing PPE (Personal protective equipment) attends to a patient at COVID-19 ICU (Intensive care unit) of Yangon General Hospital, in Yangon, Myanmar, 16 January 2021. Photo: Lynn Bo Bo/EPA

The number of COVID-19 cases in Myanmar has increased to 134,318 as of Sunday, according to a statement from the Ministry of Health and Sports, Xinhua reported.

A total of 449 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported in the country on Sunday.

The death toll of COVID-19 reached 2,955 with 13 newly reported on Sunday in the country, the statement said.