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Thailand on Tuesday (July 27) reported 14,150 new COVID-19 cases and 118 additional deaths over the past 24 hours.
● 13,905 new infections
● 245 prison / prison infections
Tuesday’s cases bring the total number of COVID-19 infections in Thailand to 526,828 with 4,264 deaths.
(Total infections since April 1: 497,965)
The news comes as Thailand’s Department of Disease Control (DDC) expects COVID-19 infections in Bangkok to decline in late August and early September.
DDC Epidemiology Division Director Dr. Chakkarat Pittayawong-anont said infections in Bangkok are likely to level off, with signs of improvement in four to six weeks. The COVID-19 situation in Bangkok is different from those in surrounding provinces because, despite a rise in cases, the inoculation rate in the capital is relatively high, at 50%.
(Source: – Asean Now)