COVID-19 Update: 84 new COVID-19 cases reported on September 2

The Ministry of Health has been accelerating COVID-19 prevention, control and treatment measures and procedures.

The Ministry reported 84 new COVID-19 cases at 8 p.m. on Friday after testing 8,951 patients within 24 hours. At the time of the report, there’s no patient who died due to the disease while 38 patients have recovered. Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Myanmar have reached 615,399 with 19,439 deaths and 593,690 COVID-19 patients have been discharged from the hospitals.

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Most people who fall sick with COVID-19 will experience mild to moderate symptoms and recover without special treatment. However, some will become seriously ill and require medical attention.