Southeast Asian nation reports 9,635 new cases on Monday, as it scrambles to contain third wave of coronavirus.
Thailand reported 9,635 new coronavirus cases on Monday – a daily record – with more more than 70 percent of the cases among people in prison, as the Southeast Asian country scrambles contain a third wave of the virus.
Thailand’s COVID-19 task force said 6,853 of the new cases came from the country’s notoriously overcrowded jails, bringing the country’s overall total since the pandemic began last year to 111,082.
Authorities said 25 people also died from the disease, bringing the death toll to 614.
Thailand, which a population of 69 million, has yet to ramp up its COVID-19 vaccination programme.
It has so far administered 2.2 million doses to front-line workers and high-risk groups using vaccines developed by China’s Sinovac Biotech and AstraZeneca.
