Record 98 Covid deaths, 9,186 new cases Thursday
published : 15 Jul 2021 at 09:23
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Online Reporters
The country had a record high of 98 new Covid-19 fatalities and 9,186 new cases over the past 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry reported on Thursday morning.
There were 9,107 cases in the general population and 79 among prison inmates.
Over the past 24 hours, 5,543 Covid-19 patients recovered and left hospitals.
Since April 1, around when the third wave of Covid-19 began, there have been 343,352 Covid-19 patients, 238,701 of whom have recovered.
Since the pandemic started early last year, there have been 372,215 Covid-19 cases, 266,127 of whom recovered.
The death toll was at 2,938 in the third wave and 3,032 from the beginning of the pandemic early last year.
Vocabulary
- death toll: the number of people killed - ยอดผู้เสียชีวิต
- inmate: someone who is kept in a prison, mental hospital or other institution - ผู้ถูกกักกัน, ผู้ถูกกักบริเวณในเรือนจำหรือโรงพยาบาล
- patients (noun): people who are receiving medical treatment - คนป่วย, คนไข้
- population (noun): all the people who live in a particular area, city or country; the total number of people who live there - ประชากร, พลเมือง, จำนวนประชากร
- recovered: became fit and healthy again - ฟื้นฟูร่างกาย
