One new local infection was among 16 new Covid-19 cases reported on Friday, raising the total to 4,297.

The local infection was the 67-year-old owner of a stall at the shrimp market in Samut Sakhon. She was being treated at Samut Sakhon Hospital.

The case was reported on Thursday but not included in the tally until Friday.

The 15 other new cases were among people arriving from India, Myanmar, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom.

The case from India was a 22-year-old Indian male student.

There were four Thai women from Myanmar, two aged 25, one aged 36 the other 41.

The case from the Netherlands was a Swiss man, 63.

There were two cases from Switzerland, a 2-year-old girl and a 61-year-old man, both Swiss nationals.

The case from Turkey was a 27-year-old Belarus woman.

There were five cases from Saudi Arabia, all Thai nationals. They were a 9-year-old boy, girls aged 5 and 10, and two teachers, aged 28 and 29.

The case from the UK was a 24-year-old Thai woman working as a fitness trainer.

Of the 4,297 people diagnosed with Covid-19, 4,005  (93%) have recovered including 16 discharged from hospitals over the past 24 hours, and 232 people remain in hospitals. The death toll remains at 60.