BANGKOK - Thailand reported on Thursday (May 13) 2,052 new coronavirus cases in the community and 2,835 among prisoners, as authorities grapple with a third wave of infections in the Southeast Asian country.

The combined total of 4,887 cases is a new daily record and brings total infections to 93,794.

Thailand's Covid-19 taskforce also recorded 32 new deaths, bringing the total number of fatalities to 518 since the pandemic started last year.

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People get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) at Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok, Thailand, April 28, 2021.

The Straits Times

BANGKOK - Thailand reported on Thursday (May 13) 2,052 new coronavirus cases in the community and 2,835 among prisoners, as authorities grapple with a third wave of infections in the Southeast Asian country. The combined total of 4,887 cases is a new daily record and brings total infections to 93,794. Thailand's Covid-19 taskforce also recorded 32 new deaths, bringing the...

Thailand reports daily record of 4,887 Covid-19 cases after prison cluster