With 576 new Covid-19 cases, Thailand sees highest single-day spike
The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) on Sunday reported 576 new cases over a 24-hour period.
Most cases are migrant workers in Samut Sakhon province (516), Thais and foreigners who have come from abroad (41), and domestic cases in Samut Sakhon and Bangkok (19)
Positive cases in quarantine facility include 30 people who had returned from Bahrain, one from Qatar, two from the Netherlands, one from Germany, one from United Arab Emirates, one from Ghana, two from the United Kingdom, one from Switzerland, and two from Myanmar.
Dr Taweesin Visanuyothin, the spokesperson for the CCSA, revealed that 19 domestic cases found in Samut Sakhon and Bangkok included six Thai men, 12 Thai women, and one Burmese man. 42. One of the patients, a 78-year-old woman, is serious as she has difficulty breathing and needs a respirator.
Officials have screened 1,678 people in Talay Thai market and the central shimp market. Of the 1,191 results received, 519 were found positive.
Meanwhile, another 1,453 people including drivers and merchants are waiting to be tested.
Public health authorities aim to test 10,300 people in the market and risk areas linked to migrant workers and customers of the seafood market in Samut Sakhon, including markets and seafood vendors.
Dr Taweesin revealed that health officers and virus experts have discussed and identified the current situation as a new outbreak, not a second wave, as the source of the virus wasn’t the same.
He assured that reserves of PPE kits and medical supplies were enough to deal with the situation.
He sought cooperation from all sectors to keep clean, follow social distancing, and check-in with the Thai Chana Application.
Meanwhile, 17 patients have recovered and been discharged.
The total number of confirmed cases in Thailand increased to 4,907 (1,365 in state quarantine), of whom 806 are in hospital and 4,041 have recovered and been discharged, while 60 have died.
According to Worldometer, as of 10am on Sunday, the total number of confirmed cases increased to 76.62 million (up by 612,802), 53.74 million have recovered, 21.18 million are active cases (106,507 in severe condition) and 1.69 million have died (up by 10,771).
Thailand ranks 151st for most cases in the world, while the US has the most number with 18 million, followed by India 10 million, Brazil 7.21 million, Russia 2.81 million and France 2.46 million.
