Rescue workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) carry a coffin containing a body of a person who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to a crematorium at a temple in Nonthaburi province, on the outskirt of Bangkok, Thailand May 5, 2021. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand reported on Monday a daily record of 9,635 new coronavirus cases, nearly three-quarters of which were prisoners infected in jail clusters, as the Southeast Asian country struggles with a third wave of infections.
The combined cases bring its total infections to 111,082. Thailand also announced 25 new deaths on Monday, bringing its overall coronavirus fatalities to 614.
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