COVID-19 pandemic in Cambodia

COVID-19 pandemic in Cambodia
Map of provinces with confirmed cases
Disease	COVID-19
Virus strain	SARS-CoV-2
Location	Cambodia
First outbreak	Wuhan, Hubei, China
Index case	Sihanoukville
Arrival date	27 January 2020 (4 years, 9 months, 1 week and 4 days)
Confirmed cases	136,262 14,156 tests conducted (as of 12 May)
Active cases	0
Recovered	133,206
Deaths	3,056
Territories	12 provinces and Phnom Penh
Government website
Communicable Disease Control Department

The first case relating to the COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed in Cambodia on 27 January 2020.^[1]

According to Global Health Security Index's report in 2019, Cambodia ranked 89th out of 195 countries in preparedness for infectious disease outbreak.^[2]

On 27 January, the first case had been confirmed in Sihanoukville on a 60-year-old Chinese man who arrived in 23 January from Wuhan, Hubei with his family.^[3][4]

1. ↑ "Cambodia confirms first case of coronavirus: Health minister". CNA.asia. 27 January 2020. Archived from the original on 27 January 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
2. ↑ Global Health Security Index, 2019 Source
3. ↑ 谭欣雨. "Cambodia confirms first case of novel coronavirus: health minister – Chinadaily.com.cn". China Daily. Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
4. ↑ "Coronavirus confirmed in Cambodia". Khmer Times-US. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.