The government on Friday reported six new cases of coronavirus disease, three Thais and three foreigners, all in quarantine.

They included a 36-year-old woman from Ethiopia who is here for medical treatment, and her Ethiopian husband, 34, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration said.

Both arrived on Wednesday and were staying at an alternative state quarantine facility in Bangkok. Their infection was confirmed in their first test on the same day.

Three of the new Covid-19 patients are Thais, and the other a US national. 

A Thai male welder, 45, arrived back from Uzbekistan on Aug 19.
A Thai woman, 36, arrived from the Philippines on Aug 15 and was quarantined in Chon Buri province.

The other is a Thai maid, 44, who arrived from Germany last Saturday at the same time as an American man, 62, who has a work permit in Thailand.



All six cases were asymptomatic.



The new cases raised the national total to 3,410, of whom 3,237 had recovered (95%) and 115 patients remained at hospitals.The death toll was unchanged since June 2, at 58.