67 Covid deaths, 9,692 new cases Friday

published : 16 Jul 2021 at 09:29

ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Online Reporters

A medical worker uses sticky tape to seal his colleague's gloves while another writes his colleague’s name on the back of the Covid-19 protection suit, as they prepare for Covid-19 testing in Bangkok, on Thursday. (Photo: Nutthawat Wicheanbut)

There were 67 Covid-19 fatalities and 9,692 new cases over the past 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry reported on Friday morning.

There were 9,077 cases in the general population and 615 among prison inmates.

Over the past 24 hours, 5,730 Covid-19 patients recovered and left hospitals.

Since April 1, around when the third wave of Covid-19 began, there have been 353,044 Covid-19 patients, 244,431 of whom have recovered.

Since the pandemic started early last year, there have been 381,907 Covid-19 cases, 271,857 of whom recovered.

The death toll was at 3,005 in the third wave and 3,099 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
pandemic: a disease that affects almost everyone in a very large area - โรคที่มีการแพร่กระจายหรือระบาดไปทั่ว
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

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