Saturday: 53 new Covid cases, one more death

Soldiers and officials load Covid-19 equipment onto a truck. It was donated by the King Mongkut Institute of Technology Ladkrabang and was to be delivered to various hospitals. (Photo by Varuth Hirunyatheb)

The government on Saturday reported one Covid-19 death and 53 new infections, bringing the total to 2,907 and fatalities to 51.

The new infections included 42 infected migrant workers in Songkhla province,  Dr Taweesilp Visanuyothin, spokesman of the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration, said on Saturday. They has been detained at the immigration centre in Songkhla for illegal entry. They were from Myanmar, Vietnam, Malaysia, Yemen, Cambodia and India. 

The increase in new cases in Singapore and the addition of five countries — Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos, Indonesia and Myanmar — to the dangerous zone list have led to a more proactive approach in Thailand, Dr Taweesilp said.

More Thais will come home on Saturday from Iran (21) and India (171). On Sunday, 212 more will arrive from Australia, he added.

The death was a 48-year-old Thai man. His brother worked at an entertainment place and was infected.

Of the 2,907 accumulated cases in 68 provinces, 2,547 had recovered and been discharged. A total of 309 are being treated at hospitals.     

Bangkok and Nonthaburi reported 1,615 cases. By region, the South led with 656, followed by the Central Plains (366), Northeast (108) and the North (95).

The youngest patient was one month old and the oldest was 97. The average age of Covid-19 patients was 39. Most infections were found among those aged 20-29.