Cambodia's new cluster in Preah Sihanouk hits 259 cases; 26 more local Covid-19 cases on Saturday (Feb 27)


Foreigners wait to take Covid-19 tests at the National Institute of Public Health laboratory in Phnom Penh during the week. - Phnom Penh Post/ANN

PHNOM PENH, Feb 27 (Phnom Penh Post/ANN): Cambodia confirmed 26 more local Covid-19 cases on Saturday, raising the total number of infected people linked to the third community transmission to 259, said a Ministry of Health (MoH) statement.

The new cases were found in capital Phnom Penh and southwestern Preah Sihanouk province, MoH's secretary of state and spokeswoman Or Vandine said in the statement, adding that they were all related to the third community outbreak on Feb. 20.

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