Thailand on Tuesday added 149 new coronavirus cases, mostly in Bangkok, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 27,154.

Active case finding found 123 of the new cases and hospital reports a further 21, while five cases were imported from abroad.

The Department of Disease Control said Bangkok alone logged 100 new cases – 90 found through testing in communities and 10 Thai cases found at hospitals.

Samut Sakhon province reported another 34 new cases – 31 in communities (30 Myanmar nationals and one Thai) and three at hospitals (two Thais and one Myanmar migrant).

Pathum Thani saw four new cases – one Thai and one Myanmar national diagnosed at hospitals, and two Myanmar citizens found through active testing in communities.

Hospitals reported three new Thai cases in Nakhon Pathom, two Thai cases in Ratchaburi and one Norwegian case in Phetchaburi.

The five imported cases were quarantined arrivals.

The death toll remained unchanged at 87.