The government on Tuesday reported three new cases of the novel coronavirus, quarantined foreigners who had flown in from Qatar, Sudan and the United States, raising the accumulated total to 3,746.
The case who arrived from Qatar is a British engineer, 53, who had a family in Thailand. He arrived on Oct 21 and was found to have contracted Covid-19 on day 3 after arrival.
The case from Sudan is a Sudanese medical student, 19, who arrived via the United Arab Emirates on Oct 24. He tested positive on arrival.
The case from the US is a 20-year American employee of the US Embassy who arrived via Qatar on Oct 23. He tested positive on day 2.
All three new cases were asymptomatic, had been quarantined and were receiving treatment in Bangkok.
Of the total 3,746 cases, 3,551 (94.79%) recovered, including eight discharged over the past 24 hours, and 136 patients were in hospitals. The local death toll remained unchanged at 59.
