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186 new Covid cases Monday, just 35 from active testing

Students wearing protective masks walk at the BTS Saint Louis station on the first day of its trial run on Monday. (Photo by Arnun Chonmahatrakool)

The government on Monday recorded 186 new coronavirus cases, for an accumulated total of 23,557 since the pandemic began a year ago. No new deaths were reported, leaving the toll at 79.

Of the 186 new cases, only 35 were found during active testing, a sharp drop from recent days. The number of cases reported by hospitals, however, rose to 141. The new caseload was rounded out by 10 recent arrivals from abroad.

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said the 35 new cases diagnosed through active testing comprised 31 in Samut Sakhon, including six Thais, and four in neighbouring Samut Songkhram.

The number of new hospital walk-ins was highest…

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