301 Covid fatalities, 20,902 casesPeople stand in line for their first dose of Covid-19 vaccine at The Mall Bangkapi shopping centre in Bangkok on Wednesday. (Photo: Varuth Hirunyatheb)There were 301 new Covid-19 fatalities and 20,902 new cases over the past 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry reported on Thursday morning. Since April 1, around when the third wave of Covid-19 began, there have been 960,996 Covid-19 patients, 747,901 of whom have recovered. Since the pandemic started early last year, there have been 989,859 Covid-19 cases, 775,327 of whom recovered. The death toll was at 8,492 the third wave and 8,586 from the beginning of the pandemic early last year.

Source: Bangkok Post August 19, 2021 00:56 UTC