Monday Covid Update: 106 deaths and 12,709 new cases

Photo of Caitlin Ashworth Caitlin AshworthPublished: 09:05, 20 September 2021| Updated: 09:05, 20 September 2021
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Today, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration reported 12,709 new Covid-19 cases and 106 coronavirus-related deaths. In Thailand’s latest and most severe wave of the virus, which was first recorded on April 1, the CCSA has reported 1,460,323 confirmed Covid-19 infections.

In the 24-hour period since the last count, the CCSA has recorded 11,125 Recoveries. Thailand now has 132,573 active cases.

Out of the new cases reported today, 858 were found in correctional facilities. Thousands of inmates at Thailand’s overcrowded prisons and detention centres have tested positive for Covid-19 over the past several months, with new cases reported on a daily basis.

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Recent comments:
Bob20
2021-09-20 09:32
23 minutes ago, Thaiger said: Today, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration reported 12,709 new Covid-19 cases and 106 coronavirus-related deaths. In Thailand’s latest and most severe wave of the virus, which was first recorded on April 1, the CCSA…
DiggR
2021-09-20 22:51
Why the new format, no breakdown by geographical area with totals? Could this be the response to repeated requests for MORE detail.
mnan
2021-09-21 03:34
when will the stupid quaratine end and when will thailand come off the red list in the UK
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Caitlin Ashworth

Caitlin Ashworth is a writer from the United States who has lived in Thailand since 2018. She graduated from the University of South Florida St. Petersburg with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and media studies in 2016. She was a reporter for the Daily Hampshire Gazette In Massachusetts. She also interned at the Richmond Times-Dispatch in Virginia and Sarasota Herald-Tribune in Florida.