CCSA Update: 59 new Covid-19 cases and 1 death

Caitlin AshworthPublished: 12:28, 20 January 2021| Updated: 12:28, 20 January 2021

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CCSA Update: 59 new Covid-19 cases and 1 death — วันที่ 20 ธ.ค. 63 บรรยกาศตรวจ covid 19 ที่บริเวญหอพักตลาด thai union จังหวัดสมุทรสาคร หลังจากเมื่อวันที่ 19 ธ.ค 63 มีผู้ติดเชื้อสะสม 548 ราย โดยประชาชนที่เข้ามาตรวจมียอดทั้งหมด 2000 คน เเละมีรถตรวจ 3 คัน

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The new wave of cases has been on a downward slope in recent weeks. Today’s count of 59 new Covid-19 cases is the lowest daily count since mid-December. A coronavirus-related death was also reported today in the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration’s daily briefing.

A 48 year old Thai woman died after testing positive for Covid-19. The woman worked as a driver for migrant workers. No other information was released about her in the CCSA’s English-language report. It’s unclear if she had pre-existing conditions.

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Out of the 59 new Covid-19 cases, 28 are local transmissions, 23 cases were detected in proactive testing and 8 cases detected in quarantine for those entering Thailand from abroad.

Since the start of the pandemic, Thailand has reported a total of 12,653 Covid-19 cases and 71 deaths. The new wave of Covid-19 cases has spread to 62 of Thailand’s 77 provinces.

CCSA Update: 59 new Covid-19 cases and 1 death | News by Thaiger — Active Covid-19 cases in Thailand as of January 19, according to Worldometers.

SOURCE: CCSA

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Caitlin Ashworth

Caitlin Ashworth is a writer from the United States who has lived in Thailand since 2018. She graduated from the University of South Florida St. Petersburg with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and media studies in 2016. She was a reporter for the Daily Hampshire Gazette In Massachusetts. She also interned at the Richmond Times-Dispatch in Virginia and Sarasota Herald-Tribune in Florida.