BANGKOK, April 15 (TNA) – Thailand has reported 30 new Covid-19 cases, raising the total to 2,643 with two new deaths, bringing the toll to 43.
The Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) spokesman, Taweesilp Visanuyothin said Most patients were recorded in Bangkok and adjacent province of Nonthaburi at 1,482, followed by 542 cases in the South, 344 in the central region, 107 in the Northeast and 95 in the North.
The group seeing the highest rate of infections is people aged 30 to 39 years.
As of today, 1,497 patients fully recovered and were discharged from hospitals while 1,103 others are being treated in hospitals.
The two new deaths included a 65-year-old woman, a food vender at a walking street. She had close contact with a family member, who was a confirmed Covid-19 patient. The woman had pre-existing conditions of hyper tension, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.
The other death was a 60-year-old Thai national, who had travel history of attending a religious ceremony in Indonesia.
New cases fell into two groups. The first group comprised 29 patients from surveillance and service sectors. They comprised 19 people in close contact with previous patients.
Other patients in this group consisted of a Thai returnee from France, two visitors to crowded places. Seven cases are under investigation.
The second group comprised one returnee from overseas who was placed under state quarantine. (TNA)
