A woman wearing a mask and face shield washes her hands on a roadside in Yangon, Myanmar, Aug 26, 2020. (U AUNG / XINHUA)
YANGON / MANILA / SINGAPORE – Myanmar has recorded no new COVID-19 deaths over the past 122 days, the longest stretch without any fatalities from the virus since the start of the pandemic in the country, the Ministry of Health said on Saturday.
The country logged 20 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the tally to 614,190, the ministry said.
The death toll from COVID-19 in the country remained unchanged at 19,434 since April 7 this year, official data showed.
The country logged 20 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the tally to 614,190, the ministry said.
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The ministry added that it tested 6,131 people for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, and the daily positivity rate was 0.33 percent.
Another 15 patients have been recovered and discharged from hospital in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries to 592,985.
Myanmar recorded its first COVID-19 cases on March 23, 2020, and its first death from COVID-19 on March 31, 2020.
A woman gets inoculated with Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination hub in Taguig City, the Philippines, on April 16, 2021. (ROUELLE UMALI / XINHUA)
The Philippines
The Philippines reported 4,621 new COVID-19 infections on Sunday, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 3,803,955.
The Department of Health said the number of active cases rose to 37,805, and 18 more patients died from COVID-19 complications, pushing the country's death toll to 60,807.
The DOH has reported over 4,000 new infections for the fourth straight day.
The Philippines reported its highest COVID-19 single-day tally of 39,004 new cases on Jan. 15. The country, with a population of around 110 million, has fully vaccinated over 71.5 million people.
Singapore
Singapore reported 4,798 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the total tally to 1,759,575.
Of the newly recorded infections, 960 cases were detected through PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests and 3,838 through ART (antigen rapid test) tests, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Health.
Among the PCR cases, 912 were local transmissions and 48 were imported cases. Among the ART cases with mild symptoms and assessed to be of low risk, there were 3,713 local transmissions and 125 imported cases.
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A total of 622 cases are currently warded in hospitals, with 24 in intensive care units.
Three new deaths were reported from COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the total death toll to 1,539, the ministry said.