Thailand administers over 40 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines; 14,092 cases on Sunday (Sept 12)

BANGKOK, Sept. 12 (Xinhua): Thailand has administered more than 40 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine so far, according to official figures released on Sunday.

Nearly 40 percent of the country's population have received their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, while 18 percent have been fully vaccinated, data from the Center for COVID-19 Administration (CCSA) showed.

Thailand aims to inoculate 70 per cent of its population by the end of this year.

Thailand logged 14,092 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 and 180 more deaths from the pandemic on Sunday, according to the CCSA.

The new cases raised the total number of coronavirus infections to 1,382,173 in the South-East Asian country, including 14,353 deaths.

The capital Bangkok recorded 3,356 new cases over the past 24 hours, higher than any other province in the country. - Xinhua