Covid-19 cases surpass 100,000 in Laos; infections again above 1,000 on Tuesday (Dec 21)


VIENTIANE, Dec. 21 (Xinhua): The number of Covid-19 cases in Laos has increased to 100,524 on Tuesday after 1,128 new cases were reported in the past 24 hours, according to the Lao Ministry of Health.

Laos has logged a total of 1,128 new cases over the past 24 hours including one imported case and 1,127 local transmissions, Deputy Director General of the Department of Communicable Diseases Control under Lao Ministry of Health Sisavath Soutthaniraxay told a press conference here on Tuesday.

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