YANGON, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar has confirmed 52 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the tally to 614,748, according to the Ministry of Health.
The health ministry said on Tuesday in a statement that these cases included 18 infected people who returned from abroad.
The death toll from COVID-19 in the country remained unchanged at 19,437 as no new deaths were confirmed, the ministry said.
The total number of patients who have recovered from COVID-19 in the country reached 593,315, including 61 new recoveries on Tuesday.
The Southeast Asian country detected its first COVID-19 cases in March 2020. ■