CCSA Update: 39 new Covid-19 cases

39 new Covid-19 cases were reported today in the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration’s daily briefing. Thailand now has 1,366 active cases. Since the start of the pandemic, the CCSA has reported a total of 28,773 coronavirus infections and 94 deaths.

Out of the 39 new cases, 16 were local transmissions linked to high risk areas including Bangkok, Samut Sakhon, Kalasin and Maha Sarakham. The case in Kalasin is the first in the province in several months. A CCSA spokesperson says the woman had recently visited a friend in Bangkok’s Bang Khae district, where a cluster of infections was reported.

12 cases were detected through active case finding in Bangkok, Samut Sakhon and Ratachaburi. The other 11 cases were detected in quarantine for those arriving to Thailand from overseas.

SOURCE: Nation Thailand