Indian found positive in state quarantine
The government’s Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration today (August 27) confirmed one new virus case. Today marks the 94th day Thailand has seen no domestic case since May.
The latest case is a 35-year-old Indian, who arrived in Thailand from India on August 8 and was later found positive in alternative state quarantine. He case was said to be asymptomatic.
As of today, the number of confirmed cases in the country stands at 3,404 (467 found in state quarantine). Of these, 109 are under treatment, 3,237 have recovered and been discharged, and 58 have died.
Globally, the number of confirmed cases has increased to 24.3 million, up by 272,000 in 24 hours, with 16.8 million recovering and 829,000 dying. Thailand ranks 120th for most cases in the world. The number of Covid-19 cases in the US has hit 6 million, the highest worldwide, followed by Brazil (3.72 million) and India (3.3 million).
