PHNOM PENH, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia on Friday confirmed 460 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, pushing the national case tally to 24,157 so far, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said in a statement.
The new infections included 445 local cases and 15 imported cases, the MoH said.
The Southeast Asian nation also reported another 824 recoveries, taking the total to 16,524, the statement said, adding the death toll increased to 165 after one new fatality was recorded.
Cambodia has been enduring the third wave of COVID-19 community transmission since Feb. 20. In a bid to flatten the infection curve, the country has closed down all schools, sports facilities, museums, cinemas, and entertainment venues nationwide.
The kingdom began an anti-COVID-19 inoculation drive on Feb 10. MoH's secretary of state and spokeswoman Or Vandine said so far, almost 2.2 million out of the 10-million-target population have already been vaccinated. Enditem
