COVID Update: 1,911 new infections, provincial totals
1,911 new Covid-19 infections and 18 coronavirus-related deaths were reported today in the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration’s daily briefing. Since the start of the pandemic, there have been 76,811 Covid-19 infections and 336 virus-related deaths.
There are now 29,680 active cases. 1,073 patients are in critical condition including 356 on ventilators. The majority of the recent deaths were elderly patients. 12 of the 18 patients who died had contracted the virus from family members. A spokesperson for the CCSA says it’s important that family members be extra cautious around grandparents and elderly relatives who are the most at risk of infection.
| Province | New cases | Total since April 1 |
| Bangkok | 739 | 16,048 |
| Nonthaburi | 273 | 2,831 |
| Samut Prakan | 143 | 2,737 |
| Chon Buri | 76 | 3,039 |
| Samut Sakhon | 65 | 1,230 |
| Surat Thani | 53 | 975 |
| Nakhon Pathom | 47 | 717 |
| Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya | 35 | 575 |
| Chachoengsao | 35 | 402 |
| Pathum Thani | 31 | 1,060 |
| Nakhon Si Thammarat | 31 | 498 |
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