Therefore, the total number of cases reported in Brunei Darussalam to date is 141,748 cases.
Southeast Asia is experiencing a strong outbreak of Covid-19 and several countries such as Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam or Indonesia, record numbers of infections and deaths are being recorded due to the strength of the delta variant.
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Five of the oil-rich nation first local infections since May last year were linked to a government-run virus monitoring centre.
The tiny Islamic sultanate has largely remained coronavirus free, logging only three deaths since the pandemic began.
Seven community infections were found, the said Saturday, leading the government to close all places of worship and postpone for two weeks.