The National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and Control reported 223 new Covid infections on Friday, driving up the total number to 4,342.
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The positive results were obtained after 1,754 samples were tested for the virus on July 22.
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Three of the new cases were transmitted locally, while the remainder were imported.
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Two of the community-acquired cases were reported in Champassak and one in Luang Namtha.
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Of the imported cases, Vientiane recorded seven new cases, Borikhamxay six, Khammuan one, Savannakhet 117, Saravan 34, and Champassak 55.
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A total of 3,140 people entered Laos yesterday, with 8,121 people now in 49 quarantine centres across the country.
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There are currently 1,735 active cases of Covid-19 and five people have died after contracting the virus.
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A National Covid-19 Taskforce member said testing is continuing in Vientiane in villages that were previously classified as red zones, with 97 tests carried out in Kaoliao village and 106 in Nakham village.
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Neither village recorded any positive test results.
By Phetphoxay Sengpaseuth
(Latest Update July 23, 2021)
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