Thailand records 17,669 new Covid-19 infections and 165 deaths

Volunteers walk as they prepare to convert an air cargo warehouse into a Covid-19 field hospital at Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok, Thailand on July 28, 2021. - Reuters

BANGKOK (The Nation/ANN): The past 24 hours have seen 17,669 new Covid-19 patients, 261 of whom have been found in prisons, while the death toll has increased by 165, the Public Health Ministry reported on Thursday (July 29) morning.

Thailand sees record high 17,669 new Covid-19 cases