The government on Thursday reported 67 new Covid-19 cases, 58 local infections and eight quarantined arrivals, and issued separate figures for migrant workers.

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration said 55 of the 58 local infections were linked to the Samut Sakhon outbreak, one related to an infection in Tak province and the two others from crowded places.

Most local cases were Thai vendors and labourers, with 20 of them company employees and housewives.

The eight quarantined cases were arrivals from Japan, Myanmar, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and the United States.

The 67th case was a person who crossed illegally into Thailand from Cambodia.

Of the total 5,829 cases, 4,116 (70.5%) had recovered, including 21 discharged over the previous 24 hours, and 1,653 were in hospital. The death toll was unchanged at 60.

So far, 1,273 migrant workers had tested positive for Covid-19, Dr Taweesilp said.

Global Covid-19 cases rose by 683,008 in 24 hours to 79.05 million. The worldwide death toll was up by 13,423 to 1.74 million. The US had the most cases at 18.92 million, up 232,342, and the most deaths at 334,218, up 3,401.