Laos has logged 722 new Covid-19 cases, the highest daily infection since late January, and one new death over the past 24 hours.
The total caseload of Covid-19 has reached 147,409 including over 1,203 active cases and 643 deaths, according to the National Taskforce Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control.
The newly infections were detected among 3,014 people tested for Covid-19 yesterday. The day witnessed 110 Covid-19 patients discharged from hospitals nationwide.
Of the new confirmed cases, 692 were classified as domestic infections with 478 cases reported in Vientiane, 58 in Savannakhet, 30 in Xieng Khuang, 20 in Huaphan and 13 in Borikhamxay, according to Deputy Director General, Department of Communicable Diseases Control, Ministry of Health, Dr Sisavath Soutthanilaxay.
Source: Lao News Agency