Cambodia's Covid-19 cases continue to soar as tally nears 17,000


Garment workers leave from a factory at Chak Angre commune in Phnom Penh's Meanchey district on March 15, 2021.- Phnom Penh Post/ANN

PHNOM PENH, May 5 (Xinhua): Cambodia's Covid-19 cases climbed to 16,971 on Wednesday after 672 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said in a statement.

The new infections included 667 local cases and five imported cases, the statement said.

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