Myanmar reports 73 new COVID-19 cases, 6 more deaths

Source: Xinhua| 2020-09-17 11:01:42|Editor: huaxia

YANGON, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar reported 73 new cases of COVID-19 with six more deaths on Thursday morning, said a release from the Health and Sports Ministry.

With the newly confirmed cases, the number of the infections rose to 3,894 in the country so far.

Six more COVID-19 patients, which include a 13-year-old child, with underlying diseases recently died of acute respiratory failure, bringing the death toll to 46, the ministry's release said.

Myanmar confirmed its first two cases of COVID-19 on March 23 and first death on March 31.

Meanwhile, a total of 908 patients have recovered from the disease. Enditem

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