People wear face masks, as a preventive measure against the spread of Covid-19 as they shop at an outdoor market in Bangkok on April 17, 2020. - AFP
BANGKOK (The Nation/ANN): Thailand’s total number of Covid-19 patients rose to 2,700 with 28 new cases confirmed over a 24-hour period, while one more person died, Dr Taweesin Visanuyothin, spokesman of the government's Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration, said on Friday (April 17).
He said the number on Friday was the same as on Monday, the lowest in weeks. He added that 964 Covid-19 patients remained in hospital, the first time it had gone under 1,000 in weeks, leaving many patient beds available.
Over the last nine days, the average number of new cases has stayed at around 34.
On April 9 there were 54 new cases, 50 on April 10,45 on April 11,33 on April 12,28 on April 13,34 on April 14,30 on April 15, and 29 on April 16.
As of April 17, the total number of confirmed cases in the country stood at 2,700 -- 964 are under treatment, 1,689 have recovered and been discharged, and there have been 47 deaths. - The Nation/Asia News Network
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