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One death, 248 new Covid-19 cases

A vendor is inoculated with Covid-19 vaccine in Bang Khae district of Bangkok on Wednesday. Markets in the district are the centre the latest outbreak of the novel coronavirus. (Photo: Pattarapong Chatpattarasill)

The government on Wednesday reported one new Covid-19 death, raising the toll to 88, and 248 new infections, increasing the total number of cases to 27,402.

Apisamai Srirangson, assistant spokeswoman for the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration, announced the latest death, but gave no details.

She said there were 248 new infections confirmed on Tuesday, 242 local and six imported cases.

She said 163 cases were found in communities and 79 detected at hospitals.

“Local infections came from the epicentre, wet markets in (Bangkok’s) Bang Khae district,  and spread to other provinces,” Dr…

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