MYANMAR’S COVID-19 positive cases rose to 623,639 after 473 new cases were reported on 1 October 2022 according to the Ministry of Health. Among these confirmed cases, 598,311 have been recovered from disease. Death toll reaches 19,461 after two deaths.

Myanmar reported 145 COVID-19 deaths between 28-1-2022 and 26-9-2022. Of them, 102 deaths (70 per cent) had underlying chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, liver, kidney, lung and cancer.

According to the analysis of the COVID-19 vaccination rate of deaths with underlying chronic diseases, 81.4 per cent have received no vaccination at all and have not been fully inoculated, 17.2 per cent have received full vaccination and 1.4 per cent has received booster shots.

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