18 Aug, 2021
The fatalities were 174 men and 138 women with the most numbers recorded in Bangkok with 78. Of that, 305 were Thai nationals, five were Myanmar nationals, one of each were Cambodian and British nationals. The age range was between 28 and 102 years old.
Most of them were reported with underlying health conditions, including hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, kidney disease, and obesity. Six of the fatalities were bedridden patients.
A total number of 518,118 people nationwide have received Covid-19 vaccines in the past 24 hours. Of that, 355,408 people had received their first shots, 153,519 people had received their second shots, and 9,191 people had received their third shots.
As of today, 22,682 people fully recovered in the past 24 hours and have been released from field hospitals and quarantine centers. Thailand has now reached a total of 968,957 cases with 753,119 recoveries and a total of 8,285 deaths since the start of the pandemic.
