Thailand's Covid-19 caseload topped 200,000 with 3,000 new cases reported Tuesday, as the country struggles to contain a new surge of infections.

The new cases, with five imported and 2,995 locally transmitted, brought the total tally to 202,264, according to the Center for the Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).

Thailand also reported 19 more deaths on Tuesday, taking the national death toll to 1,485, the CCSA said.

As of Monday, approximately 6.5 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine have been administered in Thailand, of which around 2.4 million doses have been given since June 7, the first day of the nationwide vaccination campaign, official data showed.