3,111 new Covid cases, 26 more deaths
published : 31 Dec 2021 at 08:32
writer: R May
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Online Reporters
There were 26 more Covid-19 fatalities and 3,111 new cases registered during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry said on Friday morning.
Of new cases, 2,957 were in the general population and 154 among prison inmates.
This compared with 25 coronavirus-related fatalities and 3,037 new cases reported on Thursday morning.
On Thursday, 3,241 Covid-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovering from the coronavirus.
Since the pandemic started early last year, there have been 2,223,435 Covid-19 cases, with 2,168,494 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 21,604 during the third wave and 21,698 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
- 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
- general population (noun): the people who live in an area, region or country - ประชาชน, สาธารณชน, มหาชน
- inmate: someone who is kept in a prison, mental hospital or other institution - ผู้ถูกกักกัน, ผู้ถูกกักบริเวณในเรือนจำหรือโรงพยาบาล
- vast majority: much more than half -
- wave: an activity or situation which is happening again or is being repeated after a pause -
