Third-worst day: 207 Covid deaths, 21,038 new casesAn ambulance brings a patient with Covid-19 for treatment at a hospital-cum-hotel (hospitel) on Khao San Road in Bangkok on Tuesday. (Photo: Pornprom Satrabhaya)Thailand logged 207 new Covid-19 fatalities and 21,038 new cases over the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry reported on Wednesday morning. Since the pandemic started early last year, there have been 816,989 Covid-19 cases, 600,152 of whom have so far recovered. Global Covid-19 cases rose by 609,402 in 24 hours to 204.78 million. The United States had the most cases at 36.89 million, up 101,254, and the most deaths at 634,662, up 657.

Source: Bangkok Post August 11, 2021 07:52 UTC