BANGKOK, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) — Thailand on Saturday reported 20,571 new COVID-19 cases and 261 additional deaths, according to the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).
The new infections took the national tally to 1,030,281, with the death toll reaching 9,087, CCSA data showed.
Started in early April, the latest wave was fueled by more infectious variants.
Currently, there are 202,230