Thailand reports daily record of cases after including jail cluster

On May 13, 2021

Thailand has reported 2,052 virus 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 taskforce also recorded 32 new deaths, bringing the total number of fatalities to 518 since the pandemic started last year.