The government on Thursday reported one new Covid-19 death, raising the toll to 85, as 54 new cases lifted the total to 26,162.

The Department of Disease Control said the fatality was a 63-year-old man, a native of  Bangkok, who had diabetes and hypertension.

Of the 54 new cases, 36 were confirmed at hospitals and eight in communities.

Samut Sakhon province logged 36 new cases. Of these, 28 were confirmed at hospitals (17 Myanmar people and 11 Thais) and eight in communities (six Myanmar and two Thais).

Tak recorded three new cases at hospitals - two Myanmar and one Thai.

Bangkok saw two new Thai cases at hospitals - men aged 77 and 88.

Single cases were reported in Nakhon Nayok (34-year-old Thai woman), Pathum Thani (59-year-old Thai woman) and Chon Buri (78-year-old Swiss man).

The 10 imported infections were quarantined arrivals.