The country had the record high of 57 new Covid-19 fatalities and 5,533 new cases over the past 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry reported on Thursday morning.

There were 5,489 cases in the general population and 44 among prison inmates.

Over the past 24 hours, 3,223 Covid-19 patients were diagnosed recovered and were discharged from hospitals.

Since April 1, around when the third wave of Covid-19 began, there have been 235,971 Covid-19 patients, 183,276 of whom have recovered.

Since the pandemic started early last year, there have been 264,834 Covid-19 cases, 210,702 of whom recovered.

The death toll was at 1,986 in the third wave and 2,080 from the beginning of the pandemic early last year.

The previous high of daily Covid-19 fatalities was at 53 on Wednesday when the country logged 4,786 new infections.

 

 

Bangkok Post