Women receive the Sinovac coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine as the Thai resort island of Phuket rushes to vaccinate its population amid the COVID-19 outbreak ahead of a July 1 end of strict quarantine for overseas visitors to bring back tourism revenue, in Phuket, Thailand, June 28, 2021. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
BANGKOK, June 30 (Reuters) – Thailand reported on Wednesday 53 new deaths from the coronavirus, bringing the total number of fatalities to 2,023 since the pandemic started last year.
The country’s COVID-19 task force also reported 4,786 new coronavirus cases, taking the total number of infections to 259,301.
Writing by Kay Johnson
Editing by Ed Davies
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