People are seen at a bus stop in Yangon, Myanmar, on July 10, 2020. The number of COVID-19 infection cases has risen to 326 as of Friday, according to latest figures by the Ministry of Health and Sports. (Xinhua/U Aung)

 The number of COVID-19 infection cases has risen to 326 as of Friday, according to latest figures by the Ministry of Health and Sports.

A total of five new imported cases were reported in Yangon region and Rakhine state on Friday night.

According to the ministry's release, five people tested positive for COVID-19 while being under quarantine after their recent arrivals from India and Bangladesh.

With fewer number of local transmissions, 256 patients have recovered with six deaths so far, the ministry's figures said.

As of Friday, Myanmar's laboratories tested 89,913 samples for COVID-19.