COVID-19 Update: 776 New Cases Reported at 8 p.m. on November 9

The Ministry of Health reported 776 new COVID-19 cases at 8 p.m. on Tuesday after testing 24,781 lab specimens within 24 hours. 16 COVID-19 positive patients have died while 798 patients have recovered and were discharged from hospitals. Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Myanmar have reached 508,591 with 18,855 deaths and 480,220 COVID-19 patients have been discharged from the hospitals.

The World’s worst-hit countries are United States of America with over 46.19 million confirmed cases followed by India, Brazil, The United Kingdom, Russian Federation, Turkey, France, Islamic Republic of Iran, Argentina and Spain according to the World Health Organization. Globally, as of 4:38 p.m. Central European Time on November 9th, 2021, there have been over 250.15 million confirmed cases of COVID-19, including over 5.05 million deaths, reported to WHO.

The Ministry of Health has given instructions for office/department staff and everyone’s active cooperation in following the COVID-19 preventive measures including reminders of staying safe and healthy during the pandemic.