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New Covid cases soar above 27,000 Thursday

People wait for their turn to be vaccinated against Covid-19 in the Rama VIII Bridge area, Bangkok, on Monday. (Photo: Wichan Charoenkiatpakul)

Daily confirmed Covid-19 cases hit 27,024, a 24-hour increase of 1,860 and just 47 below the all-time high set on March 18, the Public Health Ministry announced on Thursday morning.

Ccoronavirus-related fatalities rose by two to 82.

Just 46 of the new infections were detected in new arrivals from other countries, with the rest transmitted inside Thailand’s borders. 

(Screenshot from https://epidemic-stats.com/coronavirus/thailand)

On Wednesday, 23,721 Covid-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovering from the coronavirus while 240,349 others were receiving treatment (up from 237,128 on the previous day).

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