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Cambodia on eighth consecutive day with drop in new COVID-19 case number

Cambodia experienced the eighth consecutive day with a drop in the number of COVID-19 infections on August 9 with less than 600 cases from average 900 new patients per day earlier.
Cambodia on eighth consecutive day with drop in new COVID-19 case number ảnh 1Health workers conduct COVID-19 vaccination in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on July 8. (Source: Xinhua/VNA)
Phnom Penh (VNA) – Cambodia experienced the eighthconsecutive day with a drop in the number of COVID-19 infections on August 9 withless than 600 cases from average 900 new patients per day earlier.

The result has increased the Cambodian Government’sconfidence in the effectiveness of its COVID-19 prevention and controlmeasures.

On August 9, the country’s Ministry of Health confirmed 508additional COVID-19 cases, 121 of which were imported. It reported 23 newdeaths and 660 recoveries.

As of August 9, Cambodia had recorded a total of 82,399COVID-19 cases with 76,155 recoveries and 1,585 fatalities.

Despite the fall in the number of new cases, the SoutheastAsian country is still facing a high risk of pandemic spreading as many newpatients discovered in the community were diagnosed with Delta variant.

On August 8, the country reported 58 Delta-infected patients in nine provinces,including 47 found in the community, four medical staff and seven migrant workers returning from Thailand. The figure raised the total number of casessuffering Delta variant to 385 from March 31 to August 8.

Experts warned that the number of new COVID-19 cases in Cambodia may surge whenthe country re-open its border with Thailand on August 13./.
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