PHNOM PENH, July 21 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia on Wednesday registered 812 new COVID-19 infections including 279 imported cases, bringing the national total caseload to 69,608, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said in a statement.
Nineteen more fatalities were recorded, taking the overall death toll to 1,168, the ministry said, adding that 740 other patients recovered, raising the total number of recoveries to 61,779.
The MoH's secretary of state and spokeswoman Or Vandine renewed her call for people to continue wearing face masks, washing hands with soap frequently, and keeping physical distancing of 1.5 meters to prevent COVID-19 infection.
"These measures will protect you from COVID-19 transmission. Doing them properly and frequently to join our effort to suppress virus transmission ASAP," she said on social media.
The Southeast Asian nation launched a COVID-19 vaccination drive on Feb. 10, with China being the key vaccine supplier.
Vandine said that so far, 6.2 million people, or 62 percent of the 10 million targeted adult population, have received at least one dose of the vaccine.
World Health Organization (WHO) representative to Cambodia Li Ailan urged unity and greater community participation to curb transmission.
"Our top priority right now is to work together with solidarity to suppress virus transmission & minimize social disruption, including ensuring education, safety & health," she wrote on Twitter. Enditem
