256 Covid fatalities, 15,972 new casesA monk wearing a protective outfit sits on a vehicle sent by Wat Siripong Thammaninit in Bang Khen district, Bangkok, to give free food to people affected by Covid-19. (Photo: Arnun Chonmahatrakool)There were 256 more Covid-19 fatalities and 15,972 new cases over the past 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry reported on Monday morning. Since April 1, around when the third wave of Covid-19 began, there have been 1,161,200 Covid-19 patients, 974,418 of whom have recovered. Since the pandemic started early last year, there have been 1,190,063 Covid-19 cases, 1,002,746 of whom recovered. The daily high of Covid-19 cases was 23,418 reported on Aug 13 and the highest number of daily fatalities was 312 reported on Aug 18.

Source: Bangkok Post August 30, 2021 02:26 UTC