20,455 new Covid cases, 128 deaths Wednesday

People gather for Covid-19 vaccination at the Bang Sue Grand Station in Bangkok on Monday. (Photo: Varuth Hirunyatheb)
People gather for Covid-19 vaccination at the Bang Sue Grand Station in Bangkok on Monday. (Photo: Varuth Hirunyatheb)

The country registered 128 more Covid-19 fatalities and 20,455 new cases during the previous 24 hours, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) announced.

Tuesday’s figures did not include 23,347 positive results from antigen tests over the past 24 hours. This would raise the total to 43,802.

The 24-hour period also saw 25,933 patients discharged from hospitals after recovering.

According to the CCSA, the 128 people who died were aged from 13 to 100 years.

Bangkok continued to lead the most daily cases at 3,332, followed by 885 in Chon Buri, 693 in Khon Kaen, 671 in Samut Prakan, 661 in Si Sa Ket, 532 in Samut Sakhon, 499 in Buri Ram, 485 in Chachoengsao, 459 in Ubon Ratchathani and 449 in Sakon Nakhon.

The 94 imported cases came from 32 countries. They included 11 from Saudi Arabia, nine from the United Kingdom, eight each from Malaysia and Australia and seven from Cambodia.

Vocabulary

  • according to (prep): as stated or reported by somebody/something - ตามคำบอกเล่า, ตามรายงาน
  • discharge: to allow someone officially to leave somewhere, especially a prison, hospital or a court of law - ได้รับอนุญาตให้ออกจาก
  • import: to buy or bring in products from another country - นำเข้า
  • positive (adj): showing clear evidence that a particular substance or medical condition is present มีประจุบวก (การทดสอบ) - มีประจุบวก (การทดสอบ)
  • recovery (noun): the process of becoming normal and healthy again - การฟื้นตัว, การฟื้นฟู
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