Thailand records 7,793 Covid-19 cases on Saturday (Jan 15) as govt aims to keep living costs in check amid rising food and energy prices

People wearing face masks visit Benjakitti Park amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak in Bangkok, Thailand, on Saturday, January 15, 2022. - Reuters

BANGKOK, Jan 15 (The Nation Thailand/ANN): Thailand's Ministry of Public Health reported on Saturday that in the past 24 hours there are 7,793 new patients who tested positive for Covid-19, 270 of whom have arrived in Thailand from abroad.

Death toll increased by 18, while 5,202 patients were cured and allowed to leave hospitals.