The government on Wednesday reported one new Covid-19 death, raising the toll to 80, and 157 new cases - 144 local infections and 13 imported - bringing the total to 23,903.

Taweesilp Visanuyothin, spokesman for the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration, said the latest death was a Thai woman, 65.

She had been in close contact with an infected family member who came from Samut Sakhon. Five of eight immediate family members were confirmed with Covid-19.

Of the 157 new cases, 106 were found in communities and 38 confirmed at hospitals.

Samut Sakhon recorded 132 cases - 104 in communities and 28 at hospitals.

Since the new Covid-19 wave started in mid-December, about 100,000 people had been tested for Covid-19 in Samut Sakhon and about 7,000 tested positive, Dr Taweesilp said.

Bangkok logged eight new cases in a staff dormitory at Chulalongkorn University

The 13 imported cases included eight quarantined arrivals -  from India (1), the Philippines (1), Japan (1), the United States (2), Kuwait (1), Argentina (1) and Malaysia (1).

The five other arrivals were ship crew from Indonesia, who were repatriated right away.