Tuesday: new Covid cases lift total past 4,000
published : 1 Dec 2020 at 12:31
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Online Reporters
A seven-month-old boy was among 10 new cases of Covid reported on Tuesday, raising the total to 4,008.
The new Covid-19 cases were from the United States (3), Sudan (1), Russia (4) and Pakistan (2).
The cases from the US were a 23-year-old American woman teacher, a 63-year-old Thai woman and a 65-year-old Thai man, both self-employed.
Both Thais arrived on Nov 28 and tested positive that day. They had no symptoms.
The case from Sudan was a 50-year-old Thai housewife who arrived on Nov 24. She was asymptomatic.
The four cases from Russia were all Russian nationals, They were a 39-year-old male diver, a seven-month-old boy, a 29-year-old businessman and 28-year-old self-employed woman. All were asymptomatic.
The two cases from Pakistan were a 32-year-old Pakistani engineer, and a 30-year-old Pakistani housewife. Both were asymptomatic.
Of the 4,008 people diagnosed with Covid-19, 3,811 (95%) have recovered, including eight discharged from hospitals over the previous 24 hours, and 137 people remain in hospitals. The death toll remains at 60.
Vocabulary
- asymptomatic (adj): (of a person or illness) having no symptoms, i.e., not signs of a disease or medical condition - ไร้อาการ
- case: a particular situation or a situation of a particular type - กรณี, เหตุการณ์, สถานการณ์
- 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
- symptoms (noun): signs that someone has an illness - อาการ