The Ministry of Health announced the detection of 637 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), of which 98 were imported, according to its press release made public this morning.

Cambodia’s COVID-19 tally thus increased to 105,981, including 18,214 imported cases, it added

The same source continued that 14 more deaths were reported while 469 more patients have successfully been cured; bringing the total death and recovered cases to 2,154 and 98,655, respectively.

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 outbreak.

Source: Agency Kampuchea Press