The number of COVID-19 cases in Laos has reached 108,782 as of Wednesday with over 1,040 new cases recorded over the past 24 hours, according to the National Taskforce Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control.

The new infections included 419 cases reported in Vientiane, 127 in Luang Namtha, 92 in Oudomxay, 51 in Xaysomboun, and 44 in Luang Prabang.

The past hours witnessed 13 deaths with three each reported in Luang Namtha and Vientiane (province), two in Vientiane, and one each in Borikhamsay, Luang Prabang, Huaphan, Bokeo and Xieng Khuang.

The new deaths have brought the death toll to 355.

Source: Lao News Agency