22 March 2022. Laos’ COVID-19 tally rose to 156,422 with 2,328 new cases registered in the past 24 hours, while the death toll swelled to 651. The National Taskforce Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control reported 2,306 locally transmitted cases and 22 new imported. Among the newly recorded community cases, 1,331 were detected in capital.https://www.xinhuanet.com/english/asiapacific/20220322/3930b77b6b324046b6e58a3a07549323/c.html