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One death, 78 new Covid-19 cases reported

A health employee takes a nasal swab of a woman at Charoen Dhammaram temple in Sai Mai district, Bangkok, on Friday. Free Covid-19 tests were available for monks and people in nearby communities there. (Photo by Apichit Jinakul)

One death and 78 new Covid-19 cases, 67 of which were local infections, were reported on Saturday, bringing the total to 86 fatalities and 26,757 cases.

A 56-year-old diabetic woman in Samut Sakhon who had been hospitalised for almost a month died, according to the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).

She developed a fever, cough, phlegm and muscle pain on Feb 15 and tested positive four days later.

On Feb 23, she had difficulty breathing and was put on a ventilator. Her symptoms gradually worsened. She died on Friday.

Of the 67 local infections, 34 were found…

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