Cambodia's COVID-19 cases surpass 60, 000 with 981 new infections

A man wearing protective face mask rides a motor-cart loaded with goods for sale along a bridge in Phnom Penh. Covid-19 cases in Cambodia surpassed 60, 000 on Monday morning (July 12, 2021). - AFP

PHNOM PENH, July 11 (Xinhua): Cambodia's Covid-19 total caseload surged to 60, 959 on Sunday after 981 new infections were reported across the country in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said in a statement.

A total of 21 new fatalities had been confirmed, taking the national death toll to 902, the ministry said, adding that another 815 patients had recovered, bringing the total number of recoveries to 52, 475.