Covid-19 cases rise to 52 this week, highest in Mon State


FILE PHOTO: A health worker receives a vaccine for the Covid-19 coronavirus at the Ayeyarwady Covid Centre in Yangon on January 27, 2021. - AFP

YANGON: The number of Covid-19 positive cases has increased this week compared to the previous week, reaching 52 cases, according to the Ministry of Health. The new cases were reported in Magway Region, Yangon Region, Naypyitaw, Mandalay Region and Shan State.

Between June 8 and 15, a total of 285 suspected cases were tested, and 52 individuals were confirmed positive — representing a positivity rate of 2.28 per cent. No fatalities have been reported so far.

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