Phnom Penh: The Ministry of Health has detected a further 67 cases of the Delta variant. In a statement released on Friday afternoon, it said the cases had been found in Phnom Penh, Preah Vihear, Kampong Thom, Stung Treng, Oddar Meanchey, Siem Reap, Kampong Cham, Banteay Meanchey and Svay Rieng.

Most of the new patients have been found in Oddar Meanchey with 11 cases. Seven have been detected in Preah Vihear. Stung Treng, Svay Rieng and Phnom Penh all have two new cases of the Delta variant. Kampong Thom, Siem Reap, Kampong Cham and Banteay Meanchey have one each. The new cases take to 327 the number of Delta variant cases now detected in Cambodia.

The announcement came as Cambodia’s daily Covid-19 numbers start to show encouraging trends. For a week now, daily recoveries have been outpacing new infections. The number of imported cases has also dropped dramatically, as has the daily death toll.

The Health Ministry reported 588 new cases on Friday morning. Of those, 165 are imported. 19 new deaths have been recorded. New recoveries stand at 624, meaning the number of active Covid-19 cases in the kingdom has dropped sharply this week. Cambodia’s total number of Covid-19 cases has now reached 80,813. The total number of fatalities has climbed to 1,526. Successful treatments have reached a total of 74,045.