Nine new coronavirus infections today, all in state quarantine

People wait at a bus stop in Bangkok on June 18, 2020, as sectors of the Thai economy are being reopened following restrictions to halt the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. (Photo by Romeo GACAD / AFP)

Thailand recorded nine new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, all among Thais in state quarantine after returning from abroad. The country’s death toll remains 58.

According to the CCSA, three had returned from Indonesia, andare now being treated in hospital in Chon Buri province. Another four returned from Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the Philippines and two arrived from Singapore.

Cumulative infections in Thailand so far are 3,291, with 3,109 recoveries and 124 still in hospital.

To date, infections worldwide have risen to 16.2 million, with more than 250,000 new infections for each of the past four days. The US has the highest number of infections, with 4.3 million, followed by Brazil’s 2.38 million, India’s 1.3 million and Russia’s 800,000 cases.

Hong Kong recorded its highest number of infections in single day with 133 cases, as the Chinese territory grapples with asecond wave of contagion.

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