Health authorities on Monday said 50 more Covid-19 fatalities and 6,166 new transmissions were reported in Thailand on Sunday, bringing the accumulated toll to 2,276 deaths and the number of cases since the start of the pandemic to 289,233.
In its afternoon briefing, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said 17 fatalities had been registered in Bangkok, nine in Nonthaburi, six in Samut Prakan and three in Chachoengsao.
Nakhon Pathom, Narathiwat, Pattani, Songkhla and Samut Sakhon logged two deaths each, while one fatality was detected in each of Chanthaburi, Nakhon Nayok, Nakhon Sawan, Rayong and Suphan Buri.
Bangkok is the epicentre of the third virus surge that begin in April.
The capital also registered most new transmissions on Sunday with 1,729 cases, followed by Samut Prakan (411), Samut Sakhon (389), Pathum Thani (352) and Songkhla (318).
Authorities also found infections in 12 Thai returnees, 10 of them from Cambodia and two from Myanmar, according to the CCSA.
