Coronavirus live news: South Korea confirms highest cases in six months; third day of record deaths in Thailand | World news

Hello and welcome today’s live coverage of the coronavirus pandemic.

South Korea’s daily count of coronavirus cases topped 800 on Thursday, the highest in nearly six months, due to new cluster infections and the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant, officials said on Friday.

Meanwhile Thailand reported the third straight day of record coronavirus deaths on Friday, with 61 fatalities, as authorities struggle to tackle the country’s latest wave of infections.

Here are the other key recent developments:

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