Lao health ministry reports more dengue fever cases

STORY: Lao health ministry reports more dengue fever cases DATELINE: Oct. 21, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:34 LOCATION: Vientiane CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Ministry of Health Office Building 2. various of spraying mosquito repellents 3. various of the hospital STORYLINE: The number of dengue fever cases keeps on growing in Laos and one new death was reported, the Lao Health Ministry said here on Wednesday. In the last 24 hours, the Lao Ministry of Health reported 128 new confirmed cases of dengue fever and one new death from the disease, according to a report issued by the Center of Information and Education for Health under the Lao Ministry of Health on Wednesday. As of Wednesday, a total of 28,658 people has been diagnosed with dengue fever and 22 deaths were recorded. The highest number of dengue patients were reported in Lao capital Vientiane at 14,351, while 4,105 cases were reported at Luang Namtha, and 1,549 cases were reported in Attapeu province. The 22 deaths included six each in Lao