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New Covid cases dip to 21,881 Sunday, 59 more deaths

A nurse administers a Covid-19 vaccine shot to a boy at Bang Sue Grand Station on Saturday. (Photo: Apichart Jinakul)

The country registered 21,881 new Covid-19 cases and 59 more fatalities during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Sunday morning.

This compared with the 22,818 new cases and 52 coronavirus-related fatalities reported on Saturday morning.

Daily deaths exceeded the 50 mark for the third consecutive day. The country reported 54 deaths on Friday and 52 on Saturday, Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) data shows.

Death statistics have risen steadily since Feb 26, except the report on Saturday that saw the figure drop by two from the previous day. There is generally a two-week lag between a spike in infections and a spike in deaths.

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