COVID-19 Update: 48 new COVID-19 cases reported on August 20

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

The Ministry reported 48 new COVID-19 cases at 8 p.m. on Saturday after testing 7,515 patients within 24 hours. At the time of the report, there’s no patient who died due to the disease while 30 patients have recovered. Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Myanmar have reached 614,621 with 19,437 deaths and 593,215 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.