New local Covid-19 case found in Chiang Rai
The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration on Friday reported 13 new cases in state quarantine facility and one local transmission case over a 24-hour period.
Eight of those in quarantine facilities were Thai women, one Thai male and four foreigners.
A Thai woman, 45, returned from Ukraine and tested positive on December 1 after staying in a state quarantine hotel in Samut Prakarn province for one day.
A Thai woman, 33, returned from the Netherlands and tested positive on December 1 after stay in a state quarantine hotel for three days in Bangkok.
A Thai masseuse, 33, returned from Norway and tested positive on December after staying in a state quarantine facility for three days in Chonburi.
A Nepali man, 46, tested positive on December 1 after saying in an alternative state quarantine hotel for five days in Bangkok
A Czech man, 71, tested positive on December after staying in an alternative state quarantine hotel for 12 days in Samut Prakan.
A German woman, 68 and a Thai woman, 41, travelled from Germany and tested positive during December 26-28 in an alternative state quarantine hotel in Samut Prakan and a state quarantine facility in Chonburi after staying in for four days and five days respectively.
Three people flew in from the United States -- an American man, 31, and a Thai female engineer, 30, tested positive in an alternative state quarantine in Bangkok, while a Thai male student, 32, tested positive in a state quarantine hotel in Chonburi during December 1-2 after staying in for 12 days, five days, and arrival day respectively.
Three Thai women, aged 23, 24 and 25, who worked in an entertainment venue in Myanmar returned legally to Thailand on December 2 and were taken to Chiangrai Prachanukroh Hospital.
Meanwhile, a male waiter, 28, at 8088 cafe restaurant in Chiang Rai, was confirmed as a local transmission case and was taken to Chiangrai Prachanukroh Hospital. His health history reveals the source of infection was likely a friend, a 28-year-old Phayao resident, who had worked at the 1G1 entertainment venue in Myanmar’s Tachilek district in early November and had allegedly illegally entered the country on November 27. He had contact with her from November 28-30; they had meals and she shared his room. He also went to the Farm Festival at Singha Park in Chiang Rai with three other friends. His symptoms started developing on December 2 which was the same day he went for a test and was found to be positive for Covid-19.
Meanwhile, seven patients have recovered and been discharged.
The total number of confirmed cases in Thailand increased to 4,053 (1,081 in state quarantine), 154 are in hospital, 3,839 have recovered and 60 have died
According to Worldometer, as of 10am on Friday, the total number of confirmed cases since the outbreak has reached 65.53 million (up by 687,631), 45.4 million have recovered, while 18.65 million are active cases (106,570 in severe condition) and 1.51 million have died (up by 12,679).
Thailand ranks 151st for most cases in the world, while the US has the most number with 14.53 million, followed by India 9.57 million, Brazil 6.49 million, Russia 2.38 million and France 2.26 million.