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9,489 new Covid cases, 129 more deaths

The boy reacts as a health worker tries to convince him of a Covid-19 test in Klong Toey district, Bangkok, last Saturday. (Photo: Somchai Poomlard)

Thailand logged 9,489 new Covid-19 cases and 129 more fatalities during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Tuesday morning.

There were 9,220 cases in the general population and 269 among prison inmates.

The new cases fell from 10,288 new Covid cases announced on Monday when the country recorded 101 more deaths.

On Monday, 12,805 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 1,552,552 Covid-19 patients, 1,420,780 of whom have recovered to date.

Since the pandemic started early last year, there have been 1,581,415 Covid-19 cases, with 1,448,206 complete recoveries so far.

The death toll stood at 16,404 during the third wave and 16,498 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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