Six new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed around the country on Saturday, and all of the new cases were imported with the capital being free of community transmission, bringing the countrywide total since March last year to 2, 100.
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Eleven new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed on Saturday night (June 12), bringing the countrywide total since March last year to 1, 990, the National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and Control told a press briefing.
Four new cases of Covid-19 were reported on Friday, bringing the total number recorded to date to 1, 979, while 1, 827 people have been discharged from hospitals.
2021-06-07 07:05:43 GMT2021-06-07 15:05:43(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
VIENTIANE, June 7 (Xinhua) Laos reported five new cases of COVID-19 on Monday as community spread showed a downward trend in the country.
Deputy Director General of the Department of Communicable Diseases Control under the Lao Ministry of Health, Phonepaserd Sayamoungkhoun, told a press conference in the Lao capital Vientiane that the country recorded five new COVID-19 cases over the previous 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 1,968.
The country had a total of 248 active cases with no severe cases in hospitals right now, said Phonepaserd.
She added that while there is a downward trend in cases recorded across the country, all residents must strictly abide by lockdown orders issued by authorities at all levels to ensure that the COVID-19 measures could be further relaxed and life could slowly return to normal.