175 new Covid-19 cases Wednesday
published :
17 Feb 2021 at 13:14
Buddhist worshippers wear face masks during a visit to Bangkok's Temple of the Dawn, which reopened on Monday. The country reported 175 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday. (Photo: Arnun Chonmahatrakool)
The government on Wednesday reported 175 new Covid-19 cases over the previous 24 hours, 168 local infections and seven imported, raising the total to 24,961.
The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration said 114 infections were found in communities and 54 in testing at hospitals.
Samut Sakhon province logged 73 new cases, 43.45% of all new cases nationwide. Of these, 34 were confirmed at hospitals (22 Thais and 12 Myanmar) and 39 at one factory (27 Myanmar and 12 Thais).