13,576 new Covid cases, 117 more deathsA monk at Wat Kohsuwannaram in Sai Mai district of Bangkok on Saturday leads a merit-making ceremony for people who died of Covid-19. (Photo: Apichit Jinakul)Thailand logged 13,576 new Covid-19 cases and 117 more fatalities during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Sunday morning. On Saturday, 12,492 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 1,447,614 Covid-19 patients, 1,302,593 of whom have recovered to date. Since the pandemic started early last year, there have been 1,476,477 Covid-19 cases, with 1,330,238 complete recoveries so far.

Source: Bangkok Post September 19, 2021 01:18 UTC