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10,414 new Covid cases, 122 more deaths

A health worker conducts antigen tests to find Covid-19 cases in Klong Toey district, Bangkok, last Saturday. (Photo: Somchai Poomlard)

Thailand logged 10,414 new Covid-19 cases and 122 more fatalities during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Wednesday morning.

There were 10,236 cases in the general population and 178 among prison inmates.

The new cases rose from 9,489 new Covid cases announced on Tuesday when the country recorded 129 more deaths.

On Tuesday, 11,580 Covid-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovering from the coronavirus.

Since April 1, when the third wave of Covid-19 began, Thailand has treated 1,562,966 Covid-19 patients, 1,432,360 of whom have recovered to date.

Since the pandemic started early last year, there have been 1,591,829 Covid-19 cases, with 1,459,786 complete recoveries so far.

The death toll stood at 16,526 during the third wave and 16,620 since the beginning of the pandemic.

The kingdom's all-time 24-hour high of Covid-19 fatalities was 312 recorded on Aug 18. The highest number of cases was 23,418 on Aug 13.

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