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One Covid-19 death, 930 new cases

A healthcare worker takes a nasal swab sample from a migrant worker during active case finding at a workplace in Samut Sakhon province on Friday. (Reuters photo)

A Myanmar worker in Samut Sakhon province has died, raising the Covid-19 death toll to 77, while 930 new cases were added — 916 local infections and 14 imported — bringing the total to 17,953.

The new death was a 31-year-old Myanmar man. He had cirrhosis and was an alcoholic, Dr Panprapa Yongtrakul, assistant spokesperson of Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration, said on Saturday. 

The man had been in contact with a confirmed case. On Dec 15, he was admitted to a hospital after developing a fever, bloated stomach and jaundice. On Dec 29, he had difficulty breathing and an x-ray showed his lungs were infected. He tested positive the…

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