The government reported 15 new Covid-19 cases on Friday. (Photo: Arnun Chonmahatrakool)The government on Friday reported 15 new cases of Covid-19 infection, 14 quarantined returnees from the Middle East and one from Japan. Covid infection rates among returnees were 10% of those from Saudi Arabia, 12% from Egypt and 1.5% from Japan. Total Covid-19 cases rose to 3,345, 3,148 of whom recovered and 139 patients were at hospitals. Global Covid-19 cases rose by 282,728 over the past 24 hours to 19.26 million and the death toll was up by 6,491 to 717,680.

Source: Bangkok Post August 07, 2020 06:22 UTC