BEIRUT, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Lebanon's number of COVID-19 cases increased on Friday by 676 to 15,613 while death toll went up by two to 148, the Health Ministry reported.
Caretaker Health Minister Hamad Hassan said Friday that lockdown measures did not result in lower infections as Lebanon has been registering a daily increase in the number of cases ranging between 500 and 700.