Thailand reports one new coronavirus case, one new death

Two customers are separated by a plastic screen as they sit together at a table in a shopping center, after the Thai government eased isolation measures, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Bangkok, Thailand, June 1, 2020. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

Thailand confirmed one new coronavirus case and one additional death on Tuesday, a health ministry spokesman said.

The new numbers brought the total number of cases in the Southeast Asian country to 3,083, of which 58 were fatalities, said Taweesin Wisanuyothin, a spokesman for the government's COVID-19 task force.

There are 2,966 patients who have recovered.

(Reporting by Panarat Thepgumpanat; Editing by Martin Petty)