COVID-19: New Omicron Cases Jump to 66

A total of 66 new cases of COVID-19, all of Omicron variant, were recorded, of them 64 were locally transmitted and 2 were imported, according to a press release of the Ministry of Health made public this morning.

Cambodia’s COVID-19 tally thus rose to 121,550, including 1,097 Omicron cases (606 Omicron community cases), the same source pointed out.

Meanwhile, it added, up to 98 new recoveries were announced, while zero new death was reported for 31 days in a row; therefore the total cured and death cases stood at 117,918 and 3,015, respectively.

The first COVID-19 case was detected in Cambodia in late January 2020 in Preah Sihanouk province.

Source: Agency Kampuchea Press