BANGKOK, June 7 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's COVID-19 cases increased by 2,419 to 179,886 over the past 24 hours, data from the country's Center for COVID-19 Administration (CCSA) showed on Monday.

Another 33 deaths were reported, taking the national death toll to 1,269, with a large majority reported since April 1, when the third wave of the outbreak began and quickly spread across the country.

Of the new infections, 32 were imported and 2,387 were locally transmitted including 943 in the capital Bangkok, the epicenter of the latest outbreak, according to the CCSA.

Some 49,101 patients are receiving medical treatment, with 1,233 in critical condition, the CCSA said.

Thailand on Monday kicked off its mass inoculation program with a target to vaccinate 70 percent of its population by the end of 2021.

As of Sunday, the country has administered over 4.2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, with around 2 percent of its nearly 70 million population fully vaccinated.

Thailand's Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Monday said the government has signed contracts to procure more vaccine doses from U.S. company Johnson & Johnson and China's Sinovac in order to expand vaccination capacities. Enditem

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