HONG KONG, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Asia-Pacific countries were on high alert on Thursday as India recorded a record 412,262 new COVID-19 cases and 3,980 deaths in the past 24 hours.

India's total tally surpassed 21 million and the death toll rose to 230,168, said the health ministry.

This is the second time this month that over 400,000 cases have been registered in a single day in India.

There are still 3,566,398 active cases in the country, with an increase of 79,169 through Wednesday.

The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 6,637 new infections, bringing the total number of cases in the Southeast Asian country to 1,080,172.

The death toll climbed to 17,991 after 191 more patients died from the viral disease, the DOH said.

The Philippines, with a population of about 110 million, has tested over 11 million people since the outbreak in January 2020.

The government is closely monitoring all travelers who arrived from India before a travel ban imposed on April 27, especially the five passengers that tested positive for COVID-19.

Thailand registered 1,911 new cases and 18 deaths over the last 24 hours, the country's Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said.

Of the new infections, 1,902 were domestic transmissions and nine others were quarantined arrivals, CCSA spokesman Taweesin Visanuyothin told a briefing.

Nearly 30,000 patients are currently hospitalized, putting the country's medical system under pressure.

A total of 76,811 cases and 336 deaths related to COVID-19 have been confirmed in Thailand since the start of the pandemic.

Cambodia confirmed 650 new local cases in the last 24 hours, pushing the national case tally to 17,621 so far, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said in a statement.

Four more fatalities had been reported, raising the death toll to 114, the statement said, adding that 739 patients had recovered, bringing the total number of recoveries to 6,843.

Meanwhile, the government ended a 21-day blanket lockdown in capital Phnom Penh and its adjacent Ta Khmau city of Kandal province on Thursday.

South Korea reported 574 more cases, raising the total number of infections to 125,519.

Of the new cases, 211 were Seoul residents and 142 were people residing in Gyeonggi province.

Twelve cases were imported from overseas, lifting the combined figure to 8,464.

Four more deaths were confirmed, leaving the death toll at 1,851. Enditem

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