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VIENTIANE, May 28 (Xinhua) -- The Lao Ministry of Health on Friday reported 10 new COVID-19 cases and one new death related to the virus.
Deputy Director General of the Department of Communicable Disease Control under the Lao Ministry of Health Latsamy Vongkhamsao told a press conference here that the new death involved a 74-year-old man who was treated in a designated hospital in Lao capital Vientiane.
Laos reported its first COVID-19 death on May 9.
As of Friday, the total number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Laos stood at 1,905 with three deaths.
A total of 1,355 COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged from hospitals.
Laos reported its first two confirmed cases of COVID-19 on March 24 last year. Enditem
