Laos records all-time high of daily Covid-19 cases

VIENTIANE (Xinhua): Lao Ministry of Health reported 952 new Covid-19 infections on Wednesday (Aug 25), the highest ever daily tally since the outbreak began in March last year.

Deputy Director General of the Department of Communicable Diseases Control under the Lao Ministry of Health, Sisavath Soutthaniraxay, told a press conference in Lao capital Vientiane on Wednesday that 3,127 tests had been conducted over the past 24 hours, with 952 new cases of Covid-19 confirmed.