Volunteers wearing PPE carry the casket of a person who died from Covid-19 during a funeral at a temple in Bangkok. Thailand on Tuesday (Aug 17, 2021) reported 239 new Covid-19 fatalities, the highest daily death toll since the pandemic began last year. - Reuters
BANGKOK, Aug. 17 (Xinhua): Thailand on Tuesday reported 239 new Covid-19 fatalities, the highest daily death toll since the pandemic began last year, raising the total number of fatalities to 7,973, according to the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).
The CCSA also reported 20,128 new cases and 20,791 recoveries, bringing the total number of infections to 948,442 while that of recoveries to 730,656.
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