Thailand records 4,000 COVID-19 cases, 22 deaths in past 24 hours

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 People wearing protective masks queue outside the Central Vaccination Center as Thailand opens walk-in first dose of the AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination scheme for elders, people with a minimum weight of 100 kilograms and pregnant women amid the COVID-19 outbreak in Bangkok, Thailand, July 22, 2021. REUTERS FILE PHOTO

BANGKOK — Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health reported on Monday (December 6) morning that in the past 24 hours there are 4,000 new patients who tested positive for Covid-19, 27 of whom have been found in prisons.

Death toll increased by 22, while 6,450 patients were cured and allowed to leave hospitals.

Cumulative cases in the country are at 2,145,241 with 20,966 total deaths.

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