COVID-19: 123 Imported Cases among 439 New Confirmed Cases

There were 123 imported cases among the 439 new infections of COVID-19 in Cambodia this morning, according to a press release of the Ministry of Health.

The national counts thus jumped to 93,055, including 15,152 imported cases, the same source pointed out.

Besides, it continued, 343 more patients have been cured, but 11 others have lost their lives; bringing the total recovered and death cases in the Kingdom to 88,786 and 1,903, respectively.

In another news release, the ministry announced the detection of a total of 1,916 cases of Delta variant in Cambodia so far, most of them are in Phnom Penh capital, followed by the provinces of Banteay Meanchey, Oddar Meanchey, and Siem Reap.

Only two provinces - Kep and Kratie - have not yet been affected by the fast-spreading Delta variant, it underlined.

The first COVID-19 case was detected in Cambodia in late January 2020 in Preah Sihanouk province. The confirmed cases have surged quickly this year due to the Feb. 20 Community Event.

Source: Agence Kampuchea Press