The rate of new coronavirus infections continued to slow, the government reported on Friday, but there was one new death.
The government reported 28 new local cases of Covid-19 infection, raising the total to 2,700, with the death of an elderly Thai woman increasing the toll to 47.
There were 30 new cases reported on Thursday and 29 on Wednesday. The figure also fell to 28 on Monday.
Spokesman Dr Taweesilp Visanuyothin said the woman who died was 85-years-old. She suffered from diabetes and hypertension and had been in close contact with an earlier patient from March 22 to April 2.
The new 28 local cases included 16 people in close contact with previous patients, four who worked in crowded places or close to foreigners and one visitor to a crowded place. The seven other cases were still under investigation.
The number of new cases was rising in Bangkok and Nonthaburi, but was falling in other provinces.
The number of patients in hospitals had dropped to 964.
"It is the first day when the number of hospitalised patients is below 1,000. That is good news because new cases are dropping and more patients are recovering and returning home. More beds are available," Dr Taweesilp said.
Bangkok still had the most patients, with 1,371, followed by 192 in Phuket, 148 in Nonthaburi, 108 in Samut Prakan, 99 in Yala, 87 in Pattani and 81 in Chon Buri.
