A Thai man who returned recently from the UK and was diagnosed with Covid-19 has died, raising the death toll in Thailand from the disease to 60.

His death was announced on Friday, when eight new cases of coronavirus disease were also reported - five cases among quarantined arrivals from five countries, and three Myanmar truck drivers - raising the total number of infections to 3,818.

The 60th death was a 66-year-old retired Thai official. He had diabetes and high blood pressure.

He arrived in Thailand from the United Kingdom on Oct 19 and stayed at a state quarantine facility in Chon Buri. He tested positive on Oct 20. He died on Nov 5, the CCSA said.


The eight new cases were one each from Switzerland, India, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, the Netherlands, and three men from Myanmar.

A Swiss financial expert, 68, arrived on Oct 22.

The case from India was a 36-year-old Indian employee of a tailor shop.

The third case, from Saudi Arabia, was a Thai woman, 56.

The fourth case, from Ukraine was a Thai masseuse, 41.

The fifth case was from the Netherlands, a Thai woman, 36.

The other three cases were Myanmar truck drivers, aged 28, 29, and 41, who crossed the border into Thailand on Oct 26. They were sent back to Myanmar for treatment.

Of the total 3,818 cases, 3,639 (95.3%) have recovered, including 16 discharged over the past 24 hours, and 119 remain in hospitals. The death toll in Thailand has now risen to 60.