Myanmar's Covid-19 cases keep on surging as it reports 3,456 new Covid-19 cases, 212 more deaths


A medical worker in protective suit collects a swab sample from a woman for nucleic acid testing following two imported coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections from neighbouring Myanmar, at a hotel in the border city of Ruili, Dehong prefecture, Yunnan province, China September 15, 2020. Picture taken September 15, 2020. cnsphoto via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. CHINA OUT.

YANGON, Aug. 13 (Xinhua): Myanmar reported 3,456 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the tally to 348,186 so far, according to a release from the Ministry of Health on Friday night (Aug 13).

The death toll increased to 12,879 after 212 more deaths were reported, the release said.

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