The government on Sunday announced 8,444 more Covid-19 cases, maintaining the range of 6,000-9,000 infections per day since Jan 7, along with 12 new fatalities.
This compared with the 8,618 new cases and 19 fatalities reported on Saturday morning.
The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration said on Sunday afternoon that the 12 new fatalities were between the ages of 55 and 83, all Thai nationals.
Bangkok logged the most new deaths at two, followed by one each in Samut Prakan, Kalasin, Khon Kaen, Nakhon Ratchasima, Ubon Ratchathani, Chiang Mai, Nakhon Sawan, Chumphon, Yala and Ayutthaya.
Of the local infections, 8,133 were confirmed at hospitals, 54 via mass testing and 21 among inmates. A further 236 infections were imported from abroad.
Bangkok had 1,271 new cases, followed by Samut Prakan (783), Chon Buri (408), Nonthaburi (403), Phuket (360), Si Sa Ket (224), Ubon Ratchathani (216), Pathum Thani (174), (Nakhon Ratchasima) 166, Samut Sakhon and Nakhon Si Thammarat (162).
(Screenshot from https://epidemic-stats.com/coronavirus/thailand)
On Saturday, 84,542 people received Covid-19 treatment at hospitals, including 546 seriously ill patients and 109 dependent on ventilators.
Global Covid-19 cases rose by 2.6 million in 24 hours to 373 million. The worldwide death toll went up by 7,647 to 5.6 million. The United States had the most cases at 75 million, up 192,028, and the most deaths at 906,861, up 1,127.
On Saturday, 7,829 Covid-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovering from the coronavirus.
Since the pandemic started in early 2020, there have been 2,432,534 Covid-19 cases, including 209,099 cases this year, with 2,325,835 complete recoveries to date.
The accumulated death toll stood at 22,157 since the beginning of the pandemic.
The highest number of Covid-related fatalities in a 24-hour period was 312 recorded on Aug 13. The highest number of cases was 23,418 on Aug 18.
Global Covid-19 cases rose by 2.6 million in 24 hours to 373 million. The worldwide death toll went up by 7,647 to 5.6 million. The United States had the most cases at 75 million, up 192,028, and the most deaths at 906,861, up 1,127.
Thailand ranked 30th with its accumulated 2,432,534 cases.
