Of those in hospital, 1,827 were seriously ill patients with lung inflammation up from 1,822 including 850 dependent on ventilators unchanged.
There were 66 men and 60 women.
Separately, another 81,794 people were given their first Covid-19 shot in the last 24 hours, 61,413 their second shot and 231,984 a booster, bringing the total number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered nationwide to 121,300,004.
Those states and territories are: Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Northern Mariana Islands, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, U.
This compared with the 125 coronavirus-related fatalities and 14,887 new cases reported on Wednesday morning.
But existing applicants can still enter Thailand without quarantine until January 15, he said.