Yangon [Myanmar], May 26: Myanmar confirmed 18 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total tally to 613,256, according to the Ministry of Health on Wednesday.
The ministry said health authorities tested 7,344 people for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, and the daily positivity rate was 0.25 percent.
The death toll from COVID-19 remained unchanged at 19,434 with no new deaths reported in the past 24 hours, the ministry's figures showed.
The total number of patients who recovered from COVID-19 in the country increased to 592,229 on Wednesday, including eight new recoveries.
According to official data, more than 26.11 million people in the country had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of Tuesday, and over 1.9 million people had received booster shots.
The health ministry also said over 59.45 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered in the country as of Tuesday.
The Southeast Asian country detected its first COVID-19 cases in March 2020.
Source: Xinhua
