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Thailand logs new daily record of COVID-19 deaths, Laos sees fewer new infections

Thailand saw a new daily record of COVID-19 fatalities on May 27 while Laos reported only four domestically infected cases in 24 hours.
Thailand logs new daily record of COVID-19 deaths, Laos sees fewer new infections ảnh 1A woman gets vaccinated against COVID-19 in Bangkok, Thailand, on May 12 (Photo: Xinhua/VNA)
Bangkok (VNA) –Thailand saw a new daily record of COVID-19 fatalities on May 27 while Laosreported only four domestically infected cases in 24 hours.

Thailand’s Ministry of PublicHealth on May 27 morning confirmed 47 more COVID-19 fatalities in 24 hours, anew daily record, surpassing the previous record of 41 deaths posted one dayearlier.

The country also documented3,323 new cases, including 1,219 in prisons.

The cumulative number of infections in Thailandhas reached 141,217 since the COVID-19 pandemic broke out early last year, with920 related deaths.

More than 3 million people in Thailand havebeen vaccinated against the disease, including about 2 million getting thefirst shot and 1 million the second.

Also on May 27, the Lao Ministry of Healthreported 12 new COVID-19 cases in a 24-hour period, including four domesticinfections.

A representative of the ministry told a pressmeeting that although the number of new community transmission cases is just asingle-digit figure, Vientiane capital still has 29 “red zones” in sixdistricts, and it is unable to predict when the latest wave of infections willend.

The official continuedcalling on people nationwide to raise their alertness and sense ofresponsibility, keep seriously complying with anti-pandemic rules, and not gooutside for non-essential reasons.

So far, Laos has seen 1,895cases COVID-19, including 1,281 recoveries and two deaths./.
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