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250 new Covid cases, mostly local infections

Amid the spreading wave of Covid-19, there were few travellers on Tuesday at Mor Chit bus terminal in Bangkok heading upcountry for the New Year. (Photo: Pattarapong Chatpattarasil)

The government on Wednesday reported 250 new Covid-19 cases – 241 local infections, eight quarantined arrivals and one illegal Myanmar migrant – raising the total to 6,690.

Dr Taweesilp Visanuyothin, spokesman of the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration, said nine were linked to Samut Sakhon province, showing a decline in new cases stemming from the province’s the Central Shrimp Market.

Of these nine, four were in Samut Sakhon, two in Bangkok and one each in Ayutthaya, Ranong and Nonthaburi.

Active testing found two new cases among migrant workers.

Meanwhile, 198 new cases were under investigation including 108 in Chon…

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