### [2021-08-17](/feed/2021/08/17/index.md)

##### COVID-19 pandemic
# Thailand reports a record 239 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to 7,973. 

Thailand logged a record 239 new Covid-19 fatalities and 20,128 new cases over the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry reported on Tuesday morning.


### Sources:

1. [Bangkok Post](https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2166551/record-239-covid-deaths-20-128-new-cases) [Image](https://static.bangkokpost.com/media/content/20210817/c1_2166551_700.jpg)

### Changes:

1. Thailand reports a record 239 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 7,973.  _2021-08-17 11:07:24 (First version)_
2. Iran reports a record 50,228 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 4,517,243.  _2021-08-17 19:07:38 (Update)_
2. Thailand reports a record 239 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to 7,973.  _(Current version)_

### Related:

1. [Thailand reports a record 235 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 6,588. ](/feed/2021/08/10/thailand-reports-a-record-235-deaths-from-covid-19-in-the-past-24-hours-thereby-bringing-the-nationwide-death-toll-to-6.md) _Context: COVID-19 pandemic, Thailand_
2. [Thailand reports a record for the second consecutive day of 13,655 new cases of COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 453,132. ](/feed/2021/07/22/thailand-reports-a-record-for-the-second-consecutive-day-of-13655-new-cases-of-covid-19-thereby-bringing-the-nationwid.md) _Context: COVID-19 pandemic, Thailand_
3. [Thailand reports a record for the third consecutive day of 61 deaths from COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 2,141. ](/feed/2021/07/2/thailand-reports-a-record-for-the-third-consecutive-day-of-61-deaths-from-covid-19-thereby-bringing-the-nationwide-deat.md) _Context: COVID-19 pandemic, Thailand_
4. [Thailand reports its first locally transmitted cases of the South African Lineage B.1.351 variant in three test samples from a cluster of infections that could be linked to illegal immigration in the southern portion of the country. ](/feed/2021/05/22/thailand-reports-its-first-locally-transmitted-cases-of-the-south-african-lineage-b1351-variant-in-three-test-samples.md) _Context: COVID-19 pandemic, Thailand_
5. [Thailand reports a record 35 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 649. ](/feed/2021/05/18/thailand-reports-a-record-35-deaths-from-covid-19-in-the-past-24-hours-thereby-bringing-the-nationwide-death-toll-to-64.md) _Context: COVID-19 pandemic, Thailand_
6. [Thailand reports a record 4,887 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours due to the emergence of jail clusters that have infected 2,835 prisoners. This subsequently brings the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 93,794. ](/feed/2021/05/13/thailand-reports-a-record-4887-new-cases-of-covid-19-in-the-past-24-hours-due-to-the-emergence-of-jail-clusters-that-ha.md) _Context: COVID-19 pandemic, Thailand_
7. [Thailand reports a record 31 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 276. ](/feed/2021/05/3/thailand-reports-a-record-31-deaths-from-covid-19-in-the-past-24-hours-thereby-bringing-the-nationwide-death-toll-to-27.md) _Context: COVID-19 pandemic, Thailand_
8. [Thailand reports a record 2,839 new cases and eight deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 53,022 and the nationwide death toll to 129. ](/feed/2021/04/24/thailand-reports-a-record-2839-new-cases-and-eight-deaths-from-covid-19-in-the-past-24-hours-thereby-bringing-the-nati.md) _Context: COVID-19 pandemic, Thailand_
9. [Thailand reports a record 745 new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 4,639. ](/feed/2021/01/4/thailand-reports-a-record-745-new-confirmed-cases-in-the-past-24-hours-bringing-the-nationwide-total-of-confirmed-cases.md) _Context: COVID-19 pandemic, Thailand_