COVID-19 cases rise to 155

04 May 2020
COVID-19 cases rise to 155
Nurses sit at the Aung Mingalar Highway bus station in Yangon, Myanmar, 24 March 2020. Photo: Nyein Chan Naing/EPA

The National Health Laboratory (Yangon) issued a report on 3-5-2020 evening on 63 lab specimens by NHL and 60 lab specimens from Department of Medical Research. The results show that 4 lab specimens tested positive for COVID-19, according to state media.

There have been 155 positive COVID-19 results in Myanmar as of 8 pm, 3-5-2020, out of the old confirmed cases up to 3-5-2020, 43 of them tested as no longer having the virus after two re-examinations and 29 out of them have been discharged from the hospital and are under quarantine.

Six positive persons have died, the remaining 120 positive persons are receiving medical treatment in hospitals and 2 positive persons are under intensive care. There have been 72 new persons under surveillance between 12 pm 2-5-2020 and 12 pm, 3-5-2020.