A military police officer stands guard at a coronavirus checkpoint on Chaengwattana Road.
A military police officer stands guard at a coronavirus checkpoint on Chaengwattana Road.

BANGKOK — The Ministry of Public Health on Friday said one more person died from the coronavirus infection, raising the country’s total death toll to five.

Ninety-one new cases of infection were also reported today, bringing the total confirmed tally to 1,136, Anupong Sujariyakul, a senior expert at the Disease Control Department said during today’s daily news briefing.

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Anupong did not give any details of the new victim beyond saying the person had been hospitalized in Pattani province.

Five of the 91 new cases are linked to a boxing match at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium earlier this month, while seven are associated with a social gathering at bars in Bangkok’s nightlife neighborhoods, Anupong added.

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Another group of 18 patients were those who shared close contact with individuals previously diagnosed with Covid-19 infection. The remaining 19 patients were either infected from overseas or working in a crowded environment.