A man in Savannakhet Province has become the country’s tenth death as a result of Covid-19.
According to a social media post by Savannakhet Rescue Team 1629, the man died in the early morning today, and a cremation service was performed at a Buddhist cemetery in Savannakhet.
The 55-year-old man, a resident of Phonsay Village, Kaysone Phomvihane District of Savannakhet Province, was the country’s tenth death as a result of Covid.
![Savannakhet Rescue workers prepare the body for cremation.](https://scontent.fbkk5-8.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/238422972_4173761339410551_3994220282890481663_n.jpg?_nc_cat=106&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=8bfeb9&_nc_eui2=AeG_j-eggJ_JqHWuhAL5OXELu6gE9MEgzx27qAT0wSDPHVzfJOI56eX4IAaF1AbKQOmgjfsUf7mzsIdO3d2P3TEF&_nc_ohc=VeoEM-UJDC4AX-2-oom&_nc_ht=scontent.fbkk5-8.fna&oh=f51193705e64dce0d1f671bc363630da&oe=61224771)
The man had been working in Thailand and returned to Savannakhet where he tested positive for Covid-19, and he was sent to a field hospital for treatment.
This latest death marks the third death from Covid-19 in Savannakhet Province.
A 28-year-old woman in Somhong Village, Khong District Champasack Province was the country’s ninth death as a result of Covid-19.