134 new domestic cases reported while one Covid-19 victim dies in Rayong

Eleven migrant workers were among the 145 cases.

Three Thais and a Myanmar national in Samut Sakhon province, five in Nakhon Pathom, two in Samut Songkhram and one in Nakhon Ratchasima were linked to the recent outbreak in Samut Sakhon.

Cases linked to the outbreak at Rayong’s gambling den included one person each in Nakhon Pathom and Nonthaburi.

Officials are tracking the source of the infection in 103 cases. They include three in Bangkok, five in Nakhon Pathom, one in Lampang, three in Chanthaburi, seven in Samut Prakarn, 28 in Chonburi, and 56 in Rayong.

Ten travellers from abroad were found positive in quarantine facilities. The new cases in quarantine facilities comprised one Thai who had returned from Germany, one each from Vietnam, India, the United States, Turkey and Switzerland, and four from Bahrain.

Meanwhile, a 45-year-old man with a heart disease passed away in Rayong on Monday. He was the 61st victim in Thailand. The real cause of his death is under investigation.

Four patients have recovered and been discharged.

The total number of confirmed cases in Thailand increased to 6,440 (1,460 in state quarantine and 1,381 from active case finding), 2,195 are in hospital and 4,180 have recovered and been discharged. The death toll increased by one, bringing the total to 61.

According to Worldometer, as of 10am on Tuesday, the total number of confirmed cases had increased to 81.6 million (up by 410,102), 57.29 million have recovered, 22.07 million are active cases (105,385 in severe condition) and 1.77 million havd died (up by 7,041).

Thailand ranks 141st for most cases in the world, while the US has the most number with 19.57 million, followed by India 10.2 million, Brazil 7.48 million, Russia 3.05 million and France 2.55 million.

Dr Taweesin Visanuyothin, spokesman for the CCSA, urged people to be aware of the situation, as the virus had spread to 45 provinces. Around 18,000 patients could get infected if no measures are applied to control the virus situation, moderate control with good cooperation will bring the total number down to around 6,000 patients, and strict measures will pull it down to 1,000 patients, he said.

He encouraged people to follow strict hygiene and social distancing, saying Thai people had achieved a victory over the first outbreak, and they can do it again with the same good approach.

“The usual seven dangerous days during the year-end, which sees hundreds of accidents when people travel on holiday, may be differerent this year. This New Year festival, we have to take care of ourselves,” said the spokesman.