YANGON, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar reported 1,180 more confirmed COVID-19 cases on Monday, according to a press release from the Ministry of Health and Sports.
The newly confirmed cases brought the number of infection cases of COVID-19 in the country to 37,205 in total.
A total of 34 more COVID-19 deaths were also reported in the country on Monday, bringing the death toll in the country to 914 in total, the release said.
According to the ministry's figures, 17,568 patients have been discharged from the hospitals so far.
A total of 529,213 samples have been tested for COVID-19 so far, the ministry's figures showed.
Due to the recent increasing number of locally transmitted cases, Myanmar government Monday imposed the stay-at-home order in Hpakant and Mohnyin townships of Kachin state. Enditem
