The government on Tuesday announced 21,678 new Covid-19 cases, almost 3,000 fewer than the 24,635 the day before.
Coronavirus-related deaths over the previous 24 hours fell three to 78.
The figures released on Tuesday did not include 13,296 positive results from antigen tests over the past 24 hours. This would raise the total to 34,974, dramatically lower than the combined 52,705 announced on Monday.
The 21,678 cases confirmed by PCR tests comprised 21,546 new cases in the general population, 68 among prison inmates and 64 imported cases.
Of the new infections among the public, 21,424 were confirmed at hospitals and 122 via mass testing.
Bangkok had the most new cases at 3,611, followed by 1,089 in Chon Buri, 880 Nakhon Si Thammarat, 857 in Samut Prakan, 730 in Nonthaburi, 690 in Samut Sakhon, 570 in Rayong, 540 in Buri Ram, 532 in Song Khla and 511 in Nakhon Pathom.
The 64 imported cases came from 23 countries and included 11 from Cambodia, eight from Saudi Arabia, seven from Germany, six from the United Kingdom and five from Iran.
(Screenshot from https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/thailand/)
The 78 new fatalities were between the ages of 24 and 97 years old.
Bangkok had seven new deaths while there were six in the adjacent provinces of Samut Prakan (4) and Nakhon Pathom (2).
Other central plain provinces further from the capital recorded 20 deaths - four in Chon Buri, three in Rayong, two each in Chanthaburi, Trat, Sa Kaeo and Kanchanaburi and one each in Chachoengsao, Nakhon Nayok, Ayutthaya, Nakhon Sawan and Saraburi.
The Northeast had 15 fatalities - five in Roi Et, two each in Si Sa Ket, Yasothon, Amnat Charoen and Ubon Ratchathani and one each in Loei and Nakhon Ratchasima.
The South reported 17 deaths - three in Nakhon Si Thammarat, two each in Satun, Ranong and Phatthalung and one each in Phuket, Krabi, Surat, Chumphon, Trang, Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat.
The North saw 13 more coronavirus-related fatalities - four in Tak, three in Chiang Mai, two in Uttaradit and one each in Kamphaeng Phet, Phichit, Phitsanulok and Phayao.
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On Monday 245,154 people in Thailand received Covid-19 treatment (down from 250,737 on the previous day) - 57,234 of them at hospitals (down from 62,274), including 1,748 seriously ill patients with lung inflammation (up from 1,718) and 691 dependent on ventilators (up from 675).
The 24-hour period also saw 27,183 Covid-19 patients discharged from hospitals after recovering from the coronavirus.
Since the pandemic started in early 2020, there have been 3,575,398 Covid-19 cases, including 1,351,963 this year, with 3,305,286 complete recoveries to date.
The highest number of Covid-related fatalities in a 24-hour period was 312 recorded on Aug 13, 2021. The highest number of cases was 27,071 on March 18.
The death toll stood at 24,958 since the beginning of the pandemic, including 3,260 so far this year.
Global Covid-19 cases rose by 1.02 million in 24 hours to 483.74 million. The worldwide death toll went up by 2,832 to 6.15 million.
Over the past seven days, South Korea had the most cases of 2.42 million, followed by Germany with 1.59 million, France with 897,689 and Vietnam with 688,246.
