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New Covid cases back below 25,000, deaths at 84

Public Health Ministry staff check bottles of the antiviral drug molnupiravir at a Zuellig Pharma warehouse in Samut Prakan’s Bang Sao Thong district, before distributing the medication to groups of high-risk Covid-19 patients. (Photo: Somchai Poomlard)

Daily Covid-19 cases fell for the third successive day from the peak of 27,071 on Friday and were back below 25,000, the Public Health Ministry announced on Sunday morning.

The 24,996 new cases were 808 fewer than the previous day, while the coronavirus-related 24-hour death toll fell from 87 to 84. 

The youngest fatality was only one year old, while the oldest was 98. Two Myanmar nationals and one Kuwaiti were among those died of the virus on Saturday.

Bangkok continued to log the most new deaths — 14 — while a further five were reported in Samut…

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