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One Covid-19 death, 230 new cases

A health worker sprays disinfectant in the carriages of an Airport Rail Link train on Saturday as Thailand reports 230 new cases with one more Covid death. (Photo by Somchai Poomlard)

A Bangkok man died and 230 people were infected with Covid-19, bringing the totals to 70 deaths and 11,680 cases, according to the Covid-19 centre’s daily report on Saturday.

Taweesilp Visanuyothin, spokesman for the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration, said the 67-year-old man who died had been to an entertainment venue twice, on Dec 21 and Dec 23. 

From Dec 24-27, he fell ill with a fever and a cough, said Dr Taweesilp.

After learning that an employee of the venue had been diagnosed with Covid-19, the man asked to be tested on Dec 29. The result came back positive the next day.

On Thursday, he developed pneumonia…

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