BANGKOK, Aug 8 (Bangkok Post) - There were 138 more Covid-19 fatalities and 19,983 new cases over the past 24 hours, Thailand's Public Health Ministry reported on Sunday morning.

There were 19,633 cases in the general population and 350 among prison inmates.

Over the past 24 hours, 18,503 Covid-19 patients were diagnosed recovered and were discharged from hospitals.

Since April 1, around when the third wave of Covid-19 began, there have been 727,642 Covid-19 patients, 508,089 of whom have recovered.

Since the pandemic started early last year, there have been 756,505 Covid-19 cases, 535,515 of whom recovered.

The death toll was at 6,110 in the third wave and 6,204 from the beginning of the pandemic early last year.