Naypyitaw [Myanmar], January 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Myanmar reported three more cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19 on Friday, bringing the tally to 66, according to a release from the Ministry of Health.

The release said Omicron was found in three foreigners from the Philippines and Malaysia who recently arrived in Myanmar by relief flights.

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According to the ministry's figures on Friday, the number of COVID-19 infections has risen to 532,851 with 19,299 deaths in Myanmar.

The country reported 126 new COVID-19 cases with one more death in the past 24 hours, the release said.

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The number of recoveries has increased to 510,986 and over 6.18 million samples have been tested for COVID-19 as of Friday.

Myanmar detected its first two COVID-19 positive cases in March 2020. (ANI/Xinhua)

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