YANGON, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar has vaccinated more than 37.2 million people for COVID-19 as of Tuesday, showed data released by the Ministry of Health.
The vaccinated group includes more than 6.6 million people aged under 18 years, the ministry said on Wednesday.
Myanmar has a population of more than 54 million
The health ministry on Wednesday confirmed 346 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total tally to 627,328.
It added that health authorities tested 11,350 people for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, and the daily positivity rate was 3.05 percent.
The death toll from COVID-19 in the country reached 19,468 on Wednesday after one new death was reported in the past 24 hours, the ministry said.
The total number of patients who have recovered from COVID-19 in the country reached 601,296, including 250 new recoveries on Wednesday.
The Southeast Asian country detected its first COVID-19 cases in March 2020. ■
