The past 24 hours witnessed 2,625 new cases of Covid-19 confirmed nationwide, the highest daily number ever recorded since the first case was confirmed in late March 2020.
Covid-19 also claimed one life over the past one day.
Deputy Director General of the Department of Communicable Diseases Control, Ministry of Health Dr Sisavath Soutthanilaxay told a press conference on Wednesday that the newly confirmed infections were detected among 6,021 people tested for Covid-19 yesterday.
The new daily cases included 2,595 domestic transmissions and 30 imported ones.
Vientiane reported the highest share of the infections at 1,164 followed by Savannakhet 335, Oudomxay 164, Xayaboury 150, Khammuan 110, Xieng Khuang 107 and Vientiane (province) 98.
Meanwhile, 90 cases were recorded in Bokeo, 76 in Borikhamxay, 69 in Huaphan, 62 in Saravan and 46 in Luang Namtha.
Since late March 2020, the total caseload in the country has reached 159,047 including 3,309 active cases and 652 deaths.
As of Mar 23, over 5.5 million people, representing 75.72% of population in the country, have been vaccinated with at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, according to the Centre of Information and Education for Health, Ministry of Health.
Meanwhile, the number of people fully vaccinated against Covid-19 currently stands at 4.4 million people, accounting for 60.40% of the population, and those given a booster shot has shared 15.3% of the population.
Source: Lao News Agency