| COVID-19 pandemic in Laos | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Laos |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, China |
| Index case | Vientiane |
| Arrival date | 24 March 2020 (4 years, 7 months, 2 weeks and 4 days) |
| Confirmed cases | 219,060[1] |
| Recovered | 217,811 (updated 23 July 2023) [2] |
Deaths | 671[1] |
| Fatality rate | 0.31% |
| Government website | |
| Centre of Information and Education for Health | |
The COVID-19 pandemic in Laos is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). On 24 March 2020, Laos became the last country in Southeast Asia to report its confirmed case of the virus. As of 5 June 2022, there were a total of 210,081 cases and 756 deaths. On 4 May 2021, Laos exceeded 1,000 cases of COVID-19. Five days later, the country recorded the first death.
On 21 December 2021, Laos overtook China in terms of the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases.