The country registered 88 more Covid-19 fatalities, a new high in the latest wave, and 23,441 new cases during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Monday morning.
However, the figures did not include 15,177 positive results from antigen tests over the past 24 hours. This would raise the total to 38,618.
The latest 88 fatalities were between the ages of 17 and 93 years and included one foreigner, from Myanmar.
Of the 23,441 cases, 23,403 were local and 38 imported.
Since the pandemic started in early 2020, there have been 3,377,410 Covid-19 cases, including 1,153,975 this year, with 3,112,737 complete recoveries to date.
The accumulated death toll stood at 24,334 since the beginning of the pandemic, including 2,636 so far this year.
The highest number of Covid-related fatalities in a 24-hour period was 312 recorded on Aug 13, 2021. The highest number of cases was 27,071 on March 18.
