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Daily Covid-19 infections are now showing a downward trend thanks to lockdown measures and should drop to around 5,000 people per day before the end of October, Public Health permanent secretary Dr Kiattiphum Wongrajit said on Tuesday.

Since the middle of July, Lithuanias COVID-19 infection rate has been steadily increasing. In the past seven days, the average daily number of reported new cases was 1,142 and the average number of deaths was 11 per day

The number of Covid-19 cases in Thailand hit 1 million people on Friday.

Thailand’s daily caseload surged to 23,418 on Friday with 184 deaths. Of the new infections, 388 are in prisons.

Ministry of Public Health reported on Wednesday (July 21) morning that in the past 24 hours there are 13,002 new patients who tested positive for Covid-19, 1,049 of whom have been found in prisons.

Ministry of Public Health reported on Friday (July 16) morning that in the past 24 hours there are 9,692 new patients who tested positive for Covid-19, 615 of whom have been found in prisons.

Ministry of Public Health reported on Thursday (July 15) morning that in the past 24 hours there are 9,186 new patients who tested positive for Covid-19, 79 of whom have been found in prisons.

Ministry of Public Health reported on Saturday morning that in the past 24 hours there are 9,326 new patients who tested positive for Covid-19, 192 of whom have been found in prisons.

TOKYO - Tokyo confirmed 920 new cases of novel coronavirus infection on Wednesday, up by 206 from the same day last week.

The Ministry of Public Health on Tuesday morning said that 2,473 people had tested positive for Covid-19 over a 24-hour period, 680 of them in prisons.

Southeast Asia reported 16,272 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, a decrease from infections the previous day, with total cases so far crossing the 3.60 million mark.

Lifting lockdowns is unlikely to lead to a decisive and sustained economic boost as long as covid-19 infections remain elevated, because people will probably keep avoiding social interactions out of fear of contracting the virus, the International Monetary Fund said.