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Bangkok Post
Bangkok Post
National
ONLINE REPORTERS

175 new Covid-19 cases

People attend a shrine next to the CentralWorld shopping complex in Bangkok on Thursday night. (Photo: Pornprom Satrabhaya)

Another 175 Covid-19 infections were recorded on Thursday, including 120 found in communities and 47 at hospitals, bringing the total to 24,279.

The Covid-19 Information Centre said on Friday that Samut Sakhon province logged 95 new cases, 57% of the daily national total. Of these, 60 were found in communities - 49 Myanmar and 11 Thais - and 35 at hospitals - 18 Myanmar, 15 Thais and two unspecified.

Active case finding in communities also found 60 new cases in Pathum Thani province. Of these, 31 are Thais and 29 are Myanmar.

Bangkok recorded nine new cases, which were confirmed at hospitals. Six are Thais and three Myanmar. Two of them are security guards, three company employees, one vendor, one university employee, a medical worker and a labourer.

Meanwhile, Chon Buri, Nonthaburi and Samut Songkhram reported one new case each, found at hospitals.

Eight new cases were quarantined arrivals.

The death toll remained unchanged at 80.

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