2,525 new Covid cases, 31 more deaths
published : 20 Dec 2021 at 08:55
writer: R May
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Online Reporters
There were 31 more Covid-19 fatalities and 2,525 new cases registered during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry said on Monday morning.
This compared with 22 coronavirus-related fatalities and 2,899 new cases reported on Sunday morning.
On Sunday, 4,190 Covid-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovering from the coronavirus.
Since the pandemic started early last year, there have been 2,194,053 Covid-19 cases, with 2,132,548 complete recoveries so far.
The vast majority of the Covid cases and deaths have occurred since April 1, around when the third wave of Covid-19 began.
The death toll stood at 21,314 during the third wave and 21,408 since the beginning of the pandemic.
The kingdom's 24-hour high of Covid-19 fatalities was 312 recorded on Aug 13. The highest number of cases was 23,418 on Aug 13.
Vocabulary
- booster (noun): something that gives extra strength - สิ่งที่เพิ่มกำลังหรือความแข็งแรง
- condition: the physical state of a person or animal, especially how healthy they are - อาการ, สุขภาพ
- death toll: the number of people killed - ยอดผู้เสียชีวิต
- discharge: to allow someone officially to leave somewhere, especially a hospital or a court of law - ได้รับอนุญาตให้ออกจาก
- fatality: a death caused by an illness, accident, crime or war - การเสียชีวิต
- observation: the process of watching someone or something carefully, in order to find something out - การสังเกต
- pandemic: a disease that affects almost everyone in a very large area - โรคที่มีการแพร่กระจายหรือระบาดไปทั่ว
- register (verb): to record something on a list - บันทึก
- wave: an activity or situation which is happening again or is being repeated after a pause -
