Myanmar: Covid-19 death toll rises to 24 with 4 newly-reported deaths

City Hall workers spray disinfectant along a street as a preventive measure against the spread of the coronavirus in Yangon. Nearly all of Myanmar, including the capital Naypyidaw, Yangon and northwestern Rakhine state, are now all under lockdown due to a surge in cases and the death toll also increased to 24 on Monday (Sept 14, 2020). - AFP

YANGON, Sept. 14 (Xinhua): The death toll of Covid-19 in Myanmar has increased to 24 after four more deaths were reported on Monday morning, according to a release from the Health and Sports Ministry.

According to the release, a 75-year-old man, a 69-year-old woman, a 51-year-old man and a 76-year-old woman with underlying diseases recently tested positive for COVID-19, passed away on Friday and Sunday.