The Southeast Asian country reported the 9635 new case on Monday as the country scrambled to contain the third wave of coronavirus.

Thailand reported 9,635 new coronavirus cases on Monday, which is a daily record, of which more than 70% of the cases are in prisons because of the third wave of this virus in the competition among Southeast Asian countries.

Thailand’s COVID-19 task force says 6,853 new cases are from the country’s overcrowded situation prisonSince last year’s pandemic, the country’s overall total has reached 111,082.

Authorities said that 25 people died from the disease, and the death toll was 614.

Thailand, with a population of 69 million, has yet to strengthen its COVID-19 vaccination program.

So far, it has used vaccines developed by China’s Novartis (Sinovac Biotech) and AstraZeneca (AstraZeneca) to vaccinate frontline workers and high-risk populations with 2.2 million doses.

It is expected that the locally produced AstraZeneca dose will be used for more extensive vaccination from June. Vaccine registration is open to the public this weekend, and the goal is to vaccinate 70% of adults.

The government has tightened restrictions on daily life to stop the surge in infections.

More measures have been taken in prisons, requiring all prisoners to wear masks and wash their hands frequently. The correctional department is also setting up a laboratory to test prisoners for the virus.

Thai media also reported that starting from high-risk groups or people over 60 years old, vaccination will be carried out in prison next month.

Thai prisons currently can accommodate about 310,000 people.

Local media reported that the cases announced on Monday came from eight prisons in the northern Chiang Mai prison, with the most cases, followed by the Bangkok Remand Prison.