BANGKOK, May 30 (The Nation) - Thailand reported 4,528 new infections on Sunday, the second successive day in excess of 4,500, and 24 deaths over a 24-hour period.

Of the new cases, 1,902 were found in prisons, Thailand's Public Health Ministry reported on Sunday morning.

Some 2,933 patients have recovered and been discharged from hospital.

As of April 1, cumulative cases in the country stood at 125,444, while 77,818 have recovered and been discharged.