150 new Covid-19 cases Thursday

People wait for testing in Pathum Thani on Wednesday, when the country logged 150 new cases. (Photo: Varuth Hirunyatheb)
People wait for testing in Pathum Thani on Wednesday, when the country logged 150 new cases. (Photo: Varuth Hirunyatheb)

The government on Thursday reported 150 new Covid-19 cases, comprising 142 local infections and eight imported, raising the total to 25,111.

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration said 104 cases were found in communities and 38 cases at hospitals.

Samut Sakhon province logged 88 new cases. Of these, 62 were found in communities (60 Myanmar and two Thais) and 26 at hospitals (19 Thais and seven Myanmar).

Bangkok recorded five new cases diagnosed at hospitals, all Thais.

Pathum Thani had 45 new cases, 42 in communities (24 Myanmar, 17 Thais and one Lao national) and three Myanmar cases confirmed at hospital.

Hospitals in four other provinces also diagnosed new infections - Maha Sarakham, Tak (a restaurant owner), Nakhon Pathom and Ayutthaya (a Myanmar worker).

The eight imported cases were quarantined arrivals.

The death of a doctor from Maha Sarakham on Thursday morning was not included in the total.

Vocabulary

  • community: the people living in one particular area - ชุมชน
  • comprising: consisting of - ประกอบด้วย
  • diagnosed (verb): having found out what physical or mental problem someone has by examining them - วินิจฉัยโรค, พบสาเหตุ
  • national: a citizen of a particular country - ประชาชน
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