Cambodia records highest single-day spike in Covid-19 cases, deaths

File photo of a Cambodian army member vaccinating a person inside a red zone with strict Covid-19 lockdown measures, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on May 1, 2021. - Reuters

PHNOM PENH (Xinhua): Cambodia on Wednesday (June 30) reported the highest-ever daily Covid-19 cases and deaths since the pandemic hit the kingdom in January last year, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said in a statement.

The Southeast Asian nation confirmed 1,130 new Covid-19 cases, pushing the national caseload to 50,385, the ministry said, adding that Wednesday's figure topped the previous highest daily record of 938 cases on May 3.