YANGON, Sept. 19 : Myanmar confirmed 234 new cases of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total tally to 618,898, according to the Ministry of Health on Sunday evening (Sept 18).

The ministry said in a statement that health authorities tested 9,533 people for Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, and the daily positivity rate was 2.45 percent.

The death toll from Covid-19 rose to 19,446 on Sunday as two new deaths were reported in the past 24 hours, the ministry said.

The total number of patients who have recovered from Covid-19 in the country rose to 595,385, including 219 new recoveries on Sunday.

The Southeast Asian country detected its first Covid-19 cases in March 2020.

 - Xinhua