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Thailand on Saturday (February 5) reported 10,490 new COVID-19 cases, 8,479 recoveries and 21 additional deaths over the past 24 hours.
▶︎ Infections outside prisons: 10,273. Prisons: 217
▶︎ Recoveries: 8,479
Saturday’s cases bring the total number of COVID-19 infections in Thailand to 2,486,122 with 22,271 deaths.
The news comes as the number of COVID-infected foreign tourists is rising in Phuket in proportion to more arrivals and some visitors failed to undergo RT-PCR tests before their flights to the island province.
Phuket deputy governor Pichet Panawong said that from Nov 1, 2021, to Feb 1, 2022, there were 4,369 COVID-19 cases among visitors who entered Phuket through Test & Go and Sandbox schemes.
(Source : – Asean Now)