329 new Covid-19 cases, three new fatalities recorded

Some 329 new Covid-19 cases and three new deaths attributed to Covid-19 have been reported over the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 133,853, including 5,568 active cases and 547 deaths, according to the National Taskforce Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control.

Yesterday witnessed 570 Covid-19 patients discharged from hospitals nationwide, Director General of the Department of Communicable Diseases Control, Ministry of Health, Dr Rattanaxay Phetsouvanh told a press conference this morning.

Of the new confirmed cases, 319 were classified as domestic infections and ten as imported cases.

The domestic infections included 83 in Xieng Khuang, 41 in Vientiane, 33 in Borikhamxay and 32 in Xaysomboun.

Meanwhile, 29 were reported in Huaphan, 28 in Attapeu, 14 in Xayaboury and nine in Khammuan.

Source: Lao News Agency