Flash alert – Covid-19 Pandemic in Myanmar: Details of 23 January Cases  

Sunday 24 January, 2021  

Yesterday evening at 20:00 hrs, the MoHS announced that 507 new Covid-19 cases had been identified. Since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020, 137,098 people have been tested positive to Covid-19 and 3,045 people have died from it. At 16:30 Hrs today, the MoHS released the spatial breakdown of those 507 cases:   

Mandalay Region 

154 

Bago Region 

15 

Yangon Region 

84 

Shan State 

10 

Magway Region 

81 

Nay Pyi Taw 

7 

Sagaing Region 

48 

Rakhine State 

1 

Kachin State 

37 

Chin State 

1 

Mon State 

37 

Kayah State 

1 

Ayeyarwaddy Region 

25 

 

 

 

Mandalay Region reported 154 new cases, i.e. 16,733 cases since March 2020. Yesterday, the main surge took place in Taungtha (+33), Chan Aye Tharzan (+22 cases) Kyaukse (+16). Chan Aye Tharzan, Aung Myay Tharzan and Maha Aung Myay Townships remain the most-affected areas, with more than 2,500 cases each.  

In Yangon Region, 84 new cases were reported, i.e. 86,682 cases since March 2020. Yesterday, the main surge took place in Twantay (+10 cases), South Okkalapa (+9), Hmawbi (+7). North Okkalapa and Mingaladon remain the most-affected townships, with more than 5,800 cases each.    


Nation-wide Summary      

New cases on 23 January 

507 

Hospitalized cases as of 23 January 

12,929 

Total cases since March  

137,098 

Total fatalities since March     

3,045 

 

 

Questions or further request for information can be directed towards 

Martin Michalon, Head of Risk Management, at m.michalon@exera.asia