Only one new Covid-19 case but one patient dies
Only one new Covid-19 case was reported while one patient died over a 24-hour period, Dr Taweesin Visanuyothin, spokesman of the government’s Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration, said on Wednesday (May 6).
Cumulatuve Covid-19 cases increased to 2,989.
The only new case was that of a 27-year-old Thai masseuse who had returned from Russia. She started to feel sick on May 1 and flew back to Thailand on May 3. She was found to be infected when she was about to enter state quarantine.
The only fatality was a 69-year-old Australian hotel manager in Phang Nga, who suffered from asthma. He visited a local clinic on March 25 when he experienced breathing difficulties. His condition later got worse and he was transferred to a private hospital in Phuket when oxygen in his blood dropped dramatically. He died on May 5.
Meanwhile, 14 people have fully recovered and returned home. Patient recovery percentage is 92.37.
As of May 6, the total number of confirmed cases in the country stood at 2,989 -- 173 are under treatment, 2,761 have recovered and been discharged, and there have been 55 deaths.
Globally, there have been more than 3.6 million confirmed cases and around 250,000 deaths
Meanwhile, the public health ministry will soon release details of the 40 cases in Yala, who after initially testing positive for Covid-19 were confirmed to be negative.
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