19 more Covid infections in Ayutthaya
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14 May 2021 at 10:56
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A health official takes a nasal swab from a man for Covid-19 testing in Ayutthaya on Wednesday. (Photo: Sunthon Pongpao)
AYUTTHAYA: Nineteen more Covid-19 infections have been detected in this central province, bringing the local total to 586.
Governor Phanu Yaemsri said on Friday that 270 of the total cases remained at hospitals, with four Covid-19 related deaths.
The province had a population of 822,955, with 185,359 elderly people and 72,355 people with seven existing health conditions, Mr Phanu said. These last two groups were deemed at-risk of infection and needed inoculation.
To date, 12,344 of them had registered for Covid-19 vaccination, the governor said.