Myanmar reported 27 more COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, raising the death toll to 972, according to a release from the Health and Sports Ministry, Xinhua reported.
As of Wednesday, 39,696 infection cases have been reported in the country, with 1,194 new cases.
So far, a total of 18,865 patients have been allowed to be discharged from hospitals, the ministry's release said.