COVID-19 cases rise to 180

11 May 2020
COVID-19 cases rise to 180
The facade of the Yangon General Hospital in Yangon is pictured on March 24, 2020. Photo: Ye Aung Thu/AFP

The Ministry of Health and Sports reported two more confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the total number of people tested positive to 180, state media reported.

The two newly infected persons were a twenty-one-year-old female from Mayangon Township, Yangon Region, and a twenty-one-year-old male from Insein Township, Yangon Region.

Out of the 180 confirmed cases, six patients have died while 72 have recovered, and 55 were allowed to be discharged from respective hospitals.