One Covid-19 case found in alternative state quarantine
The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) reported only one new case over a 24-hour period on Tuesday (September 8).
The 46-year-old Indian man had arrived on September 1. He was found positive in alternative state quarantine in Bangkok on September 6.
Meanwhile, three patients have recovered and been discharged.
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The total number of confirmed cases in Thailand stood at 3,446 (508 in state quarantine), of whom 104 are in hospital and 3,284 have recovered and been discharged. The death toll remains unchanged at 58.
According to Worldometer, as of 10 am, the total number of confirmed cases globally increased to around 27.4 million. Of those, 19.5 million have recovered, while 60,224 are in severe condition and 896,844 have died so far.
Thailand ranks 122nd for most cases in the world, while the US has the most number with 6.48 million, followed by India 4.27 million, Brazil 4.14 million, Russia 1.03 million and Peru 691,575.