2021-05-13 03:36:26 GMT2021-05-13 11:36:26(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
BANGKOK, May 13 (Xinhua) -- Thailand has reported the highest daily count of COVID-19 new cases Thursday following new prison clusters, according to the Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).
The country reported 4,887 new infections in the last 24 hours, of which 2,835 were discovered in the prison system, and 32 additional fatalities, according to the CCSA.
Thursday's spike in new infections came after the Department of Corrections reported new clusters in two Bangkok prisons, with 1,795 inmates having been infected at Bangkok Special Prison and 1,040 infections having been confirmed at Central Women Correctional Institution as of Wednesday