The government on Wednesday reported 175 new Covid-19 cases over the previous 24 hours, 168 local infections and seven imported, raising the total to 24,961.

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration said 114 infections were found in communities and 54 in testing at hospitals.

Samut Sakhon province logged 73 new cases, 43.45% of all new cases nationwide. Of these, 34 were confirmed at hospitals (22 Thais and 12 Myanmar) and 39 at one factory (27 Myanmar and 12 Thais).

Bangkok had five new cases - four found at hospitals and one in a community.

The highest increment was in Pathum Thani which logged 82 new cases comprising eight Thai cases at hospitals and 74 in communities (49 Myanmar, 23 Thais, one Cambodian and one Lao national). They were linked to infection at local markets.

Infections were also found by hospitals in other provinces - two in Nakhon Ratchasima and one each in Ang Thong, Ayutthaya, Nakhon Pathom, Suphan Buri, Tak and Saraburi.

The case in Suphan Buri was a Bulgarian man, 40, who had traveled to southern provinces, including Phuket and Prachuap Khiri Khan (Hua Hin district).

The seven imported cases were quarantined arrivals.