Cambodia's active cases are on the rise once again.

[ASEAN NOW]

 

After weeks of dropping active case counts, Cambodia's active daily case numbers improved for the fourth day in a row.

The official daily new COVID case total for today was 455, increasing the overall number of COVID cases to 93,510.

 

With 15,232 instances being imported, the total number of Community Cases is now 78,278.

 

In comparison to its neighbors Vietnam and Thailand, Cambodia's daily new cases per million people ratio continues to demonstrate a remarkable drop, as shown in the graph below.

 

Today, 80 imported cases were declared, as the number of imported cases continues to rise as a result of the Thai border reopening on August 13th.

 

The number of ‘Delta' cases in Cambodia continues to rise, with 164 new instances reported yesterday, bringing the total to 1916 in Cambodia.

 

The worst-affected areas are Phnom Penh, which has over 600 ‘Delta' instances, and Banteay Meanchey, which has about 400.

 

Despite the low official national data, the provinces continue to report high daily case levels, with Banteay Meanchey and Battambang reporting high figures.

 

In addition, the province of Siem Reap has proclaimed two more "Red Zones" today.

 

However, it is difficult to assess the true situation of COVID in Cambodia because to the ongoing absence of official daily case figures from Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, Sihanoukville, and many other provinces.

 

Or Vandine, a spokeswoman for the Health Ministry, detailed Cambodia's future approach to COVID-19 in an interview with Khmer Times yesterday, saying that the country must recognize that COVID-19 is here to stay and that it is time to "learn to live with it."

 

“Learn to live with it, cope with it, face it, and overcome setbacks by following the government's preventive guidelines,” she told Khmer Times. “The situation with Covid-19 is improving day by day because people are willingly joining hands with the government to combat the pandemic.”

This new policy could signal the gradual relaxation of some limitations, such as the reopening of schools in non-infectious areas — a step that could be aided by plans to vaccinate children aged 10 and 11 against COVID-19.

 

Meanwhile, Dr Li Ailan, the World Health Organization's (WHO) Representative in Cambodia, informed Khmer Times that the general Covid-19 situation in Cambodia is improving, with decreasing trends in cases and deaths.

 

“After more than five months of active reaction, this is really promising good news for Cambodia. It's the consequence of a combination of factors, including more effective execution of public health and social policies, as well as the good effects of Cambodia's remarkable Covid-19 vaccine deployment, according to Dr. Ailan.

 

Cambodia also revealed 13 new deaths, bringing the total number of COVID-19-related deaths in Cambodia to 1916.

 

New cases outnumbered recoveries today, with 328 new recoveries announced, bringing the total number of active cases to 2,473.

 

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