Confirmed COVID-19 cases now at 199

21 May 2020
Confirmed COVID-19 cases now at 199
The facade of the Yangon General Hospital in Yangon. Photo: AFP

As a result of testing 159 samples at the Department of Medical Research and 94 samples in the first group at the National Health Laboratory (Yangon), totalling 253 on 20 May afternoon six new positive cases were reported, according to state media.

There is now a total of 199 confirmed cases in Myanmar up to 8:00 pm on 20 May.

Four old cases (Case 28, 43, 87, 125) were tested negative two consecutive times, in a total of 108 persons up to 20 May, Among them, 98 persons have been discharged from the hospital and they will be kept isolation at the designated places.

The total death toll remains at 6.