YANGON, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- The number of COVID-19 cases in Myanmar has increased to 70,161 as of Monday, according to a press release from the Ministry of Health and Sports.
A total of 1,167 more cases were reported on Monday in the country.
The death toll of COVID-19 reached 1,599 with 22 newly reported on Monday, the release said.
According to the ministry's figures, 53,299 patients have been discharged from hospitals so far.
A total of 911,739 samples have been tested for COVID-19 so far, the ministry's figures showed. Enditem
