Laos has logged 380 new cases of Covid-19 infection, the highest daily infections ever recorded since the first case was identified in the country in March 2020.
One death was reported in Champassak, raising the country’s Covid death toll to seven.
Of the new cases, dominated by returning workers from neighbouring countries, only four cases were classified as local transmissions.
Most of the new cases were reported in Saravan (154), Savannakhet 116 and Champassak 83.
Vientiane reported 10 new cases, Khammuan confirmed nine, as Luang Namtha and Borikhamxay recorded three new cases each. Meanwhile Xayaboury and Vientiane (province) reported one new case each.
Source: Lao News Agency