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Covid cases in city surge to 2,000 a day

Covid cases in city surge to 2,000 a day

Infections still rising all across Bangkok

People arrive at Kasetsart University in Bang Khen district, Bangkok, last week for Covid-19 vaccination. (Photo: Varuth Hirunyatheb)

Covid-19 infections in the capital are surging, with approximately 2,000 cases per day, says the Department of Disease Control (DDC).

Many of the infections are among adolescents and the working-age population, it said.

Dr Suthat Chottanapund, director of the department’s Institute for Urban Disease Control and Prevention, said daily infections are increasing in all areas of the capital to 1,800-2,000 cases per day.

The main cause has been close contact with infected patients through group activities conducted in venues with poor airflow,…

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