There were 17 more Covid-19 fatalities and 2,575 new cases registered during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry said on Wednesday morning.
There were 2,535 cases in the general population and 40 among prison inmates.
This compared with 32 coronavirus-related fatalities and 2,305 new cases reported on Tuesday morning.
On Tuesday, 2,695 Covid-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovering from the coronavirus.
Since the pandemic started early last year, there have been 2,217,287 Covid-19 cases, with 2,162,138 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 21,553 during the third wave and 21,647 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.
Taweesilp Visanuyothin, spokesman for the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration, said in the afternoon brieifing that the latest 17 deaths were people aged 52 to 95 years and included one foreigner, a Cambodian.
“Sixteen were elderly and the other had a chronic disease, so officials are accelerating vaccination among these groups of people,” he said.
In the Central Plain, Bangkok logged three new deaths while Phetchaburi had one more fatality.
The Northeast had four fatalities - in Nakhon Ratchasima (2), Nong Khai (1) and Ubon Ratchathani (1).
The South reported eight more deaths - in Songkhla (4), Trang (2), Yala (1) and Satun (1).
The North registered one new death - in Chiang Rai.
The 2,575 new cases included 2,360 local infections and 116 imported cases.
Bangkok registered 358 new cases, followed by 191 in Chon Buri, 84 in Samut Prakan, 73 in Ubon Ratchathani, 68 in Khon Kaen, 65 in Kalasin, 63 in Nakhon Si Thammarat, 62 in Songkhla, 57 in Nakhon Ratchasima and 56 in Chiang Mai.
“Northeastern provinces have started to enter the top 10 chart. This reflects the home-bound trips of northeasterners who work in other regions,” Dr Taweesilp said.
He said new Covid-19 clusters were reported at factories and workplaces in Chon Buri, Phetchaburi and Khon Kaen; markets in Si Sa Ket, Kalasin, Mukdahan, Chiang Mai, Samut Sakhon and Yasothon; a workers’ camp in Ubon Ratchathani; a military camp and a slum community in Phetchabun; and eateries and entertainment places in Ubon Ratchathani (46 cases), Lampang, Chiang Mai and Chachoengsao.
Of the 116 imported cases, 87 entered the country through the one-night quarantine Test & Go scheme, 21 through Sandbox, seven through quarantine and another had sneaked in, Dr Taweesilp said.
On Tuesday 33,502 people received Covid-19 treatment at hospitals, including 614 seriously ill patients and 153 dependent on ventilators.
Global Covid-19 cases rose by 1.13 million in 24 hours to 283.07 million. The worldwide death toll went up by 6,044 to 5.42 million. The United States had the most cases at 54.09 million, up 267,199, and the most deaths at 841,671, up 1,515.
New cases were rising in the US and also in the United Kingdom, which reported 129,471 new cases, Dr Taweesilp said.
