Thailand has reported one new coronavirus case, bringing the total number of such cases in the country to 43 since January, a senior health official said.

The new case is a 22-year-old Thai woman who works with another Thai patient, a Thai driver for foreign tourists, the permanent secretary of the health ministry Sukhum Kanchanaphimai said in a news conference.

So far 31 coronavirus patients have recovered and returned home and 11 are still being treated in hospitals. Thailand recorded its first coronavirus fatality on Sunday, Reuters reported.

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