No Covid-19 cases reported in past 24 hours
The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) reported zero cases over a 24-hour period today (September 17).
Nine patients have meanwhile recovered and been discharged from hospital.
The number of confirmed cases in Thailand remains at 3,490 (552 in state quarantine). Of these, 107 are in hospital and 3,325 have recovered and been discharged. The death toll remains unchanged at 58.
The CCSA reported that 101,673 have so far entered state quarantine (1,017 in the past 24 hours), with 92,842 of these returning home. Some 552 people were found in quarantine to be infected, and 445 have been successfully treated and sent home.
According to Worldometer, as of 10am the number of confirmed cases globally has passed 30 million (increasing by 307,465 in 24 hours). Of these, 21.8 million have recovered, 61,245 are in severe condition and 945,072 have died.
Thailand ranks a safe 128th for most cases in the world, while the US has the most number, with 6.82 million, followed by India (5.1 million), Brazil (4.42 million), Russia (1.07 million) and Peru (744,400).