Vientiane, April 2 (KPL)- Some 2,404 new Covid-19 cases and four new fatalities have been reported nationwide over the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 181,967 including 6,436 active cases and 673 deaths, according to the National Taskforce Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control.

The new infections were detected among 5,670 people tested for Covid-19 yesterday. On Friday, some 661 Covid-19 patients were discharged from hospitals nationwide.

Of the new confirmed cases, 2,391 were classified as domestic infections and 13 as imported cases.

The highest number of domestic transmissions were recorded in Vientiane with 1,347 cases, followed by Savannakhet with 249, Vientiane (province) 100, Khammuan 91, Xayaboury 86, Phongsaly 74 and Xieng Khuang 65.