9 Thais, 6 foreigners found positive in quarantine
The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration on Wednesday reported 15 new cases in state quarantine over a 24-hour period.
The new cases are all male and comprise:
> Six Thai soldiers who returned on September 22 from a UN mission in South Sudan (they were found positive on day 11).
> A 54-year-old Thai businessman who came home on September 22 from Myanmar and went into state quarantine in Tak (found positive on day 13).
> A 36-year-old man who returned from Hong Kong on September 23 and is in state quarantine in Bangkok (found positive on day 11). He appears to have caught Covid-19 again as his health history shows he first got infected on August 2.
> A 31-year-old Thai man who came home from the US on October 1 and went into Bangkok state quarantine (found positive on day 6), and two Americans, aged 21 and 40, who arrived on September 29 and 30 and went into alternative hotel quarantine in Bangkok (found positive on day 5 and day 4, respectively).
> Two Indian businessmen, aged 39 and 41, who arrived on September 23 and 30 respectively and went into alternative hotel quarantine in Bangkok (found positive on day 12 and day 4, respectively).
> Two Bangaladeshis – a 53-year-old doctor and 26-year-old student – who arrived on September 30 and went into alternative hotel quarantine in Bangkok and Pathum Thani respectively. (Both were found positive on day 5).
Meanwhile, one patient has recovered and been discharged.
The number of confirmed cases in Thailand has increased to 3,615 (677 in state quarantine). Of these, 165 are in hospital and 3,391 have recovered and been discharged. The death toll remains unchanged at 59.
According to Worldometer, as of 10am the number of confirmed cases has increased to 36 million (rising by 311,613 in 24 hours). Of these, 27.14 million have recovered, 7.84 million are active cases (with 67,821 in severe condition) and 1.05 million have died (an increase of 5,553).
Thailand ranks a safe 140th for most cases in the world.
The US has the most number, with 7.72 million, followed by India (6.75 million), Brazil (4.97 million), Russia (1.23 million) and Colombia (869,808).
