Thailand Reports Record Daily Cases as More Curbs Imposed
- Majority of new infections reported among migrant workers
- Government panel approves extension of state of emergency
A government official takes body temperature of passengers on the bus at a Covid-19 checkpoint in Bangkok on Jan. 3.
Photographer: Sirachai Arunrugstichai/Getty Images
Thailand reported 745 new coronavirus cases on Monday as a surge in infections prompted authorities to impose fresh curbs in some of the most-populous regions including capital Bangkok.
The latest tally, which included 729 local transmissions, took the nation’s total caseload to 8,439, according to the Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration. More than 4,000 of those infections have been reported since the middle of December, when the new virus cluster was first detected among migrant workers, official data show. Total fatalities rose to 65 with the death of a 56-year-old man in Bangkok with underlying diseases.