The number of Covid-19 inpatients and covid-related fatalities soared 150% last week over the previous seven days, in the wake of Songkran celebrations.
The Department of Disease Control reported 1,088 Covid-19 inpatients from April 16 to 22, compared with 435 from April 9 to 15. Related fatalities rose from two to five.
Inpatients with lung inflammation numbered 73, increasing by 143% from 30, and those dependent on ventilators went up 84%, from 19 to 35.
The increase in Covid-19 figures last week followed the Songkran festival.
So far this year, there were 6,571 Covid-19 inpatients and 278 related fatalities.
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