A man passes walks past a billboard on the coronavirus in Ho Chi Minh City on Dec 4, 2021. (NHAC NGUYEN / AFP)
HANOI / MANILA / SINGAPORE / YANGON – Vietnam recorded 158 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, down by 317 from Saturday, according to its ministry of health.
This is the lowest number recorded in the country in nearly one year, said the ministry, adding that all the new cases were locally transmitted.
The newly reported infections brought the total tally to 11,496,987. The country reported no new deaths from the pandemic on Sunday, with the total fatalities staying at 43,159.
Nationwide, 10,600,965 COVID-19 patients, or over 92 percent of the total infections, have recovered.
Nearly 261.3 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in the country, including over 221.2 million shots on people aged 18 and above, said the ministry.
Vietnam has already recorded COVID-19 infections with the Omicron BA.4, BA.5, BA.2.12.1 and BA.2.74 sub-variants and is accelerating the inoculation of its people with a fourth vaccine dose.
A woman receives a shot of China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine in Yangon, Myanmar, Aug 29, 2021. (PHOTO / XINHUA)
Myanmar
Myanmar confirmed 158 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the country's total tally to 630,603, according to its Ministry of Health on Sunday.
The ministry said in a statement that health authorities tested 8,553 people for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, and the daily positivity rate was 1.85 percent.
The death toll from COVID-19 in the country reached 19,476 on Sunday as one new death was reported in the past 24 hours, the ministry said.
A man shops for face masks in Divisoria, a local shopping district in Manila on May 17, 2022. (JAM STA ROSA / AFP)
Philippines
The Philippines reported 1,585 new COVID-19 infections on Sunday, pushing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 3,994,634.
The Department of Health said the number of active cases dropped to 23,369, while 37 more patients died from COVID-19 complications, pushing the country's death toll to 63,779.
Metro Manila, the capital region with over 13 million people, tallied 465 new cases.
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 4,454 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the total tally to 2,064,163.
Of the new cases, 547 were detected through PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests and 3,907 through ARTs (antigen rapid test), according to statistics released by the country's Ministry of Health.
Among the PCR cases, 531 were local transmissions and 16 were imported cases. Among the ART cases with mild symptoms and assessed to be of low risk, there were 3,749 local transmissions and 158 imported cases.
Two more deaths from COVID-19 were reported on Sunday, bringing the total death toll to 1,662.