Myanmar on Sunday reported 166 confirmed new coronavirus patients, topping the previous single-day high of 107 reported on August 31 and bringing the total number to 1,419.
The total number of dead from the disease has risen to eight after two new deaths were announced over the weekend.
Myanmar had its first confirmed patient in late March, but a surge in the western state of Rakhine has roughly doubled the total in the past week alone.
The government has responded by imposing new lockdowns along with other restrictions in Rakhine and in major urban areas in other parts of the country. In Yangon, police have begun strictly enforcing a late-night curfew implemented several months ago, arresting more than 1,000 people since late last week.-AP
