Daily confirmed Covid-19 cases hit 27,024, a 24-hour increase of 1,860 and just 47 below the all-time high set on March 18, the Public Health Ministry announced on Thursday morning.
Ccoronavirus-related fatalities rose by two to 82.
Just 46 of the new infections were detected in new arrivals from other countries, with the rest transmitted inside Thailand's borders.
On Wednesday, 23,721 Covid-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovering from the coronavirus while 240,349 others were receiving treatment (up from 237,128 on the previous day).
Since the pandemic started in early 2020, there have been 3,450,980 Covid-19 cases, including 1,227,545 this year, with 3,186,052 complete recoveries to date.
The accumulated death toll stood at 24,579 since the beginning of the pandemic, including 2,881 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.
-- More to follow from the afternoon briefing --
