Magway, 7 January

Magway Region recorded 17 more virus cases on Wednesday, bringing the total number of virus patients to 2,704, according to figure updated by the Department of Public Health.

There are still people in the region who are free of the virus and are in good health and have been discharged from the hospital. The virus patients on December 31 were from Taungdwingyi, Minbu, Salin, Chauk, Thayet, and Pwintbyu Townships.

A contact tracing process is being conducted to expose people who had close contact with the coronavirus patients. Meanwhile, 264 virus patients are being treated at various hospitals in the region, said Dr Khin Maung Than, assistant director of the region's Department of Public Health.

Magway Region reported 2,704 confirmed covid-19 cases in total, with 2,432 patients discharging from hospital and eight deaths.

Than Naing Oo (Ngaphe)
Translated by Kyaw Htike Soe