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15 Covid deaths, 1,583 new cases

Army trucks take Covid-19 patients from Klong Toey district to a field hospital in Bangkok on Thursday, when the country reported 15 new Covid-19 deaths and 1,583 new cases. (Photo: Nutthawat Wicheanbut)

The government on Friday reported 15 new Covid-19 related deaths, raising the toll to 203, and 1,583 new cases, bringing the total to 65,153.

Panprapa Yongtrakul, a spokeswoman for the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration, said the latest fatalities were nine men and six women, aged 29-93.

Nine were in Bangkok and the others in Chon Buri, Surat Thani, Phatthalung, Nakhon Pathom, Ratchaburi and Prachuap Khiri Khan.

Only two of them did not confirm prior chronic illness. Eight had hypertension. Other illnesses were diabetes, heart disease, previous stroke, lung disease, obesity, high cholesterol…

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