A woman receives a shot of China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine in Yangon, Myanmar, Aug 29, 2021. (PHOTO / XINHUA)
YANGON / SINGAPORE / HANOI / MANILA – Myanmar has vaccinated more than 37.46 million people for COVID-19 as of Tuesday, the Ministry of Health said on Wednesday.
The figures comprised over 30.74 million people aged 18 and above and more than 6.72 million people aged under 18, the ministry said.
The ministry confirmed 60 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the tally to 632,865 on Wednesday.
It said that the health authorities tested 8,732 people for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, and the daily positivity rate was 0.69 percent.
The death toll from COVID-19 in the country remained unchanged at 19,486 on Wednesday as no new deaths were reported in the past 24 hours, the ministry said.
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Philippines
The Philippines reported 810 new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, pushing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 4,020,965.
The Department of Health (DOH) said the number of active cases dropped to 18,824, while 12 more patients died from COVID-19 complications, pushing the country's death toll to 64,432.
Metro Manila, the capital region with over 13 million people, tallied 204 new cases.
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Singapore
Singapore reported 2,184 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing the country's total tally to 2,146,706.
A total of 213 cases are currently warded in hospitals, with 13 of them in intensive care units, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Health.
One new death from COVID-19 was reported on Wednesday, bringing the total death toll to 1,698.
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Vietnam
Vietnam recorded 502 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, down 78 from Tuesday, according to the country's Ministry of Health.
All the new cases were locally transmitted, said the ministry.
The newly-reported infections brought the total tally to 11,509,975. The country reported a new death from the pandemic in the southern Can Tho city on Wednesday, bringing the total fatalities to 43,167.