Over 37.4 million vaccinated for COVID-19 in Myanmar

A woman receives a shot of China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine in Yangon, Myanmar, Aug 29, 2021. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

YANGON / MANILA / SINGAPORE / HANOI – Myanmar has vaccinated more than 37.4 million people for COVID-19 as of Saturday, showed the latest data from the Ministry of Health.

The vaccinated people include over 30.7 million people aged 18 and above, the ministry said.

On Sunday, the health ministry confirmed 45 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total tally to 632,274.

The death toll from COVID-19 in the country remained unchanged at 19,485 on Sunday with no new deaths reported from the pandemic.

Philippines

The Philippines reported 1,010 new COVID-19 infections on Sunday, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 4,009,466.

The Department of Health (DOH) said the number of active cases dropped to 16,615, while 34 more patients died from COVID-19 complications, taking the death toll to 64,274.

Metro Manila, the capital region with over 13 million people, tallied 198 new cases.

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Singapore Airlines stewardesses walk past a giant lollipop candy display at Changi International Airport in Singapore on April 1, 2022, as Singapore reopened its land and air borders to travelers fully vaccinated against the coronavirus. (ROSLOAN RAHMAN / AFP)

Singapore

Singapore reported 1,893 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the total tally to 2,123,328.

Of the new cases, 258 were detected through PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests and 1,635 through ARTs (antigen rapid test), according to statistics released by the country's Ministry of Health (MOH).

Among the PCR cases, 248 were local transmissions and 10 were imported cases. Among the ART cases with mild symptoms and assessed to be of low risk, there were 1,531 local transmissions and 104 imported cases.

One new death from COVID-19 was reported on Sunday, taking the total death toll to 1,687.

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Vietnam

Vietnam recorded 241 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, down by 118 from Saturday, according to its ministry of health.

This is the lowest daily COVID-19 cases in the past two weeks, said the ministry, adding that all the new cases were locally transmitted.

The newly reported infections brought the total tally to 11,505,849. The country reported a new death from the pandemic in the southern Tay Ninh province on Sunday, bringing the total fatalities to 43,166.