Thailand: Samut Sakhon sees big jump in Covid-19 cases after testing at factories


BANGKOK, Jan 17 (The Nation Thailand/ANN): The number of Covid-19 cases in Samut Sakhon province rose to over 4,000 cases on Saturday after the Provincial Health Office conducted proactive screening in factories.

As of 5pm, the number of patients increased by 335 to 4,359 -- 989 Thais and 3,370 migrant workers. Of the total, 636 Thais and 316 migrant workers were hospitalised.

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