Wednesday Covid Update: 14,176 new cases; provincial totals

228 coronavirus-related deaths were reported today by the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration, raising the pandemic’s death toll in Thailand to 13,511. Out of that number, 13,417 people died during during the latest and most severe wave of the virus in Thailand, which was first recorded on April 1.

In the 24-hour period since the last count, the CCSA has recorded 14,176 new Covid-19 cases and 16,769 more recoveries. There are now 142,644 active Covid-19 cases in Thailand.

Since the start of the pandemic last year, the CCSA has recorded a total of 1,322,519 confirmed Covid-19 infections. The recent wave has accounted for 1,293,656 of those infections.

Bangkok remains the epicentre with 3,691 new Covid-19 infections, followed by Samut Prakan with 955, Chon Buri with 846, and Samut Sakhon with 641.

Provincial totals from the Thai government’s news bureau…