COVID-19 SUNDAY UPDATE: 8,511 infections, 12 deaths

As Covid-19 infections continue to surge upward, the CCSA reported 8,511 new Covid-19 infections today, up 248 since yesterday, and 12 Coronavirus-related deaths, down 2 from yesterday. Since April 1, 2021, in the latest wave of the virus in Thailand, a total of 2,240,677 confirmed Covid-19 infections have been reported, with 21,825 total deaths from the pandemic.

In the 24 hour period since the last count, the CCSA has reported 2,605 recoveries, up 260 from yesterday. Since the beginning of the third wave of Covid-19 on April 1, 2021, a total of 2,193,086 have recovered from a Covid-19 infection.

There are now 53,858 people currently receiving treatment for Covid-19, up 5,894 from yesterday, including 484 in the ICU ( down 78 over last week) and 113 on ventilators ( down 43 over last week).

Of the new Covid-19 infections, 350 were brought in from international travellers, 20…