Band 6+: The line graph below shows the daily number of new confirmed COVID-19 cases per million people in Cambodia between May 2021 and March 2022. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The line graph illustrates the daily number of newly confirmed COVID-19 cases per one million residents, along with the test positivity rate in Cambodia over a period spanning from May 2021 to March 2022.

Overall, the number of daily new confirmed COVID-19 cases declined slightly between May 9, 2021 and November 1, 2021, before rising modestly towards the end of the period. In contrast, the estimated test positivity rate climbed sharply during the first half of the timeframe, followed by a noticeable drop in the subsequent months.

According to the given graph, the number of new daily COVID-19 cases fell slightly from May to November 2021, then rose modestly afterward. Concerning the May-to November period which saw a decrease, at the beginning of the period, approximately 40 new COVID-19 cases were recorded per one million people in Cambodia. In the following months, the figure continued to fall sharply, before reaching the highest point at roughly 60 cases in July. After fluctuating between 30 and 50 cases in September, the number of daily new confirmed COVID-19 cases eventually decreased to nearly 6 cases on November 1, 2021. In contrast, the latter part of the period exhibited a growth trend. Specifically, on December 21, 2021, the figure for infected cases in Cambodia hit the lowest point with no cases recorded in thí timeframe. In the following months, the figure kept rising dramatically at over 30 cases between January and February, before continuing to fall sharply at around 6 cases by the end of the period.

However, the estimated test positivity rate increased markedly in the first half of the period, then fell in the later months. Concerning the May-to-September period which showcased an increase, in May 9, 2021, there was no testing data of infected people recorded in this time. Two months later, the figure surged remarkably at around 20% in July, before peaking at roughly 25% on September 12, 2021. In contrast, the downward trend was registered in the following months, with approximately 3% of the estimated test positivity rate documented. Subsequently, the figure hit its lowest rate at 0% on December 21, 2021, until it skyrocketed to nearly 25% between January and February, and stood at about 10% by the end of the period.