Flash alert – Covid-19 Pandemic in Myanmar: Details of 9 January Cases  

Sunday 10 January, 2021  

Yesterday evening at 20:00 hrs, the MoHS announced that 566 new Covid-19 cases had been identified. Since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020, 130,049 people have been tested positive to Covid-19 and 2,826 people have died from it. At 19:30 Hrs today, the MoHS released the spatial breakdown of those 566 cases: 

  

Yangon Region 

203 

Naypyitaw 

6 

Mandalay Region 

122 

Kachin State 

4 

Magway Region 

62 

Chin State 

2 

Bago Region 

57 

Rakhine State 

2 

Mon State 

34 

Kayah State 

2 

Ayeyarwaddy Region 

25 

Kayin State 

2 

Sagaing Region 

25 

Tanintharyi Region 

1 

Shan State 

19 

 

 

 

In Yangon Region, 203 new cases were reported, i.e. 84,557 cases since March 2020. Yesterday, the main surge took place in East Dagon (+34 cases), Thingangyun (+17) and Kamayut (+13). North Okkalapa and Mingaladon remain the most-affected townships, with more than 5,700 cases each.    

In Mandalay Region, 122 new cases were reported, i.e. 14,748 cases since March 2020. Yesterday, the main surge took place in Chan Mya Tharzi (+23 cases), Aung Myay Tharzan (+15) and Maha Aung Myay (+14). Chan Aye Tharzan, Aung Myay Tharzan and Maha Aung Myay Townships remain the most-affected areas, with more than 2,300 cases each.  

Nation-wide Summary      

New cases on 9 January 

566 

Hospitalized cases on 9 January 

13,673 

Total cases since March  

130,049 

Total fatalities since March     

2,826 

 

Questions or further request for information can be directed towards 

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