COVID-19 cases rise to over 10,000 in Laos

VIENTIANE, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- The total number of COVID-19 cases in Laos has risen to 10,092 on Sunday after 198 new cases were reported in the past 24 hours, according to Lao Ministry of Health.

Deputy Director General of the Department of Communicable Disease Control under the Lao Ministry of Health Latsamy Vongkhamsao told a press conference here on Sunday that 198 new cases of COVID-19 have been recorded over the past 24 hours, including 186 imported cases and 12 local transmissions.

A total of 5,874 COVID-19 patients have recovered from the pandemic and been discharged from hospitals.

Laos reported its first two confirmed cases of COVID-19 on March 24 last year. Enditem