A woman gets a swab test for Covid-19 at Pornpat Market in Pathum Thani province on Sunday. (Bangkok Post photo)
The government reported 2 new Covid-19 deaths and 143 new cases on Monday, raising the death toll to 82 and the accumulated total to 24,714 since the start of the pandemic in January last year.
Both deaths were of elderly Thai men with underlying chronic conditions.
Apisamai Srirangson, assistant spokesperson for the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), said one of the two new fatalities was a 62-year-old vegetable vendor in Ubon Ratchathani province.
The man, who suffered from diabetes, renal disease and hypertension, started coughing on Jan 5. His condition deteriorated on Jan 8, and on Jan 9 he suffered severe lung inflammation and tested positive for Covid-19. His condition…
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