Myanmar reports 14 new COVID-19 cases, total number at 176

The total number of COVID-19 cases in Myanmar has surged to 176, with 14 more confirmed cases reported on Thursday, according to a release from the Ministry of Health and Sports.

Of the newly confirmed cases, all patients are from Yangon region with no travelling history in the past 14 days, but they were in close contact with previously confirmed patients, the release said.

According to the ministry's release, 62 patients have recovered from the disease and 37 patients of them have been discharged from the hospital so far.

Myanmar has reported six deaths of COVID-19 disease as of Thursday since the infectious disease was first detected in the country on March 23.