Thailand reports 216 new COVID-19 cases - 1 additional death

 

 

Thailand confirmed 216 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, and one additional death.
 
Of the new cases, 214 were local transmissions and 2 were imported cases from people on repatriation flights and in state quarantine centers.

 

A further 26 people have been discharged from hospital.

 

3016 people remain in hospital or held in a migrant worker quarantine centre.

 

The new death was reportedly a 47 year old woman in Chonburi who suffered from diabetes. Her case was linked to the outbreak at the illegal gambling den in Rayong.

 

Saturday’s cases bring the total number of COVID-19 infections in Thailand to 7,379.

 

The number of new infections and total cases in Thailand since 14 Dec is as follows:
 
14 Dec: +28 (4,237)
15 Dec: +9 (4,246)
16 Dec: +15 (4,261)
17 Dec: +20 (4,281)
18 Dec: +16 (4,297)
19 Dec: +34 (4,331)
20 Dec: +576 (4,907)
21 Dec: +382 (5,289)
22 Dec: +427 (5,716)
23 Dec: +46 (5,762)
24 Dec: +67 (5,829)
25 Dec: +81 (5,910)
26 Dec: +110 (6,020)
27 Dec: +121 (6,141)
28 Dec: +144 (6,285)
29 Dec: +155 (6,440)
30 Dec: +250 (6,690)
31 Dec: +194 (6,884)
1 Jan: +279 (7,163)
2 Jan: +216 (7,379) 
 

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The explosion of cases will come in 10 to 14 days most likely.

 

Think of all the people who have travelled home for New Year.

 

Cold weather up North.  All sleeping on the floor in one room with the windows closed as its cold.

 

That is perfect Covid spread situation........................

 

 

Should have locked down last week, the damage I fear is done and the rapid spread is now set in stone.

Let's hope we see the numbers start falling day by day. Please not another full lockdown like in April/May. 

Need to speed up the vaccination program. 

13 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

3016 people remain in hospital or held in a migrant worker quarantine centre.

 

So covid19 positive migrant workers are not kept in hospitals? 

Unfortunately, I think in a few weeks the numbers will be much higher.

Would not be surprised at all of a full lockdown looming.

Wait and see.

2 minutes ago, RotBenz8888 said:

So covid19 positive migrant workers are not kept in hospitals? 

They are not citizens nor do they have money.

Doesn't surprise me at all.

It's all over. 

5 minutes ago, RotBenz8888 said:

So covid19 positive migrant workers are not kept in hospitals? 

It doesn't say that.

3 minutes ago, bkk6060 said:

They are not citizens nor do they have money.

Doesn't surprise me at all.

It didn't say they weren't in hospitals too.

4 minutes ago, AmySeeker said:

It's all over. 

Common sense you mean?

I'm encouraged, four days ago it looked like we were at the start of a rapid (if not exactly exponential) growth in case numbers. Now it looks as if the control measures might be having an effect. This is three weeks after the four-day long-weekend we had in December, and there don't seem to be any clear signs yet that the nationwide travel during that period spread the virus in any serious manner. And don't forget that, three days ago, the disease control dept warned us that there were still a lot of test results in the pipeline and we would see these coming through over the next week, resulting in high case numbers. Hopefully, what we're seeing now is just that, and the underlying trend of what's actually happening in terms of falling case numbers is masked by the backlog of positive test results. Maybe I'm being over-optimistic, but I certainly hope not.

25 minutes ago, garygooner said:

Let's hope we see the numbers start falling day by day.

wishful thinking, unfortunately it appears it will go the other way around, next week or as soon as people start to travel back home from their New Year holiday, numbers will jump up .... this is Thailand, 5555  maybe not if they don't report them

29 minutes ago, garygooner said:

Need to speed up the vaccination program

Unless you are wealthy and Chinese I wouldn't be holding your breath (unless in a crowded place)

12 minutes ago, Guderian said:

I'm encouraged, four days ago it looked like we were at the start of a rapid (if not exactly exponential) growth in case numbers. Now it looks as if the control measures might be having an effect. This is three weeks after the four-day long-weekend we had in December, and there don't seem to be any clear signs yet that the nationwide travel during that period spread the virus in any serious manner. And don't forget that, three days ago, the disease control dept warned us that there were still a lot of test results in the pipeline and we would see these coming through over the next week, resulting in high case numbers. Hopefully, what we're seeing now is just that, and the underlying trend of what's actually happening in terms of falling case numbers is masked by the backlog of positive test results. Maybe I'm being over-optimistic, but I certainly hope not.

I sincerely hope and pray that you are right. Your words in God's ears! PLEASE!

1 minute ago, Mavideol said:

wishful thinking, unfortunately it appears it will go the other way around, next week or as soon as people start to travel back home from their New Year holiday, numbers will jump up .... this is Thailand, 5555  maybe not if they don't report them

Less cases today than yesterday so less wishful thinking than your rampant, baseless pessimism. People are returning from the provinces to Bangkok and Pattaya so not bringing infection with them rather returning to centres of infection.

47 minutes ago, garygooner said:

Need to speed up the vaccination program. 

Only speeding up will be the generals and hisos jumping the cue

49 minutes ago, garygooner said:

Let's hope we see the numbers start falling day by day. Please not another full lockdown like in April/May. 

Need to speed up the vaccination program. 

It's a good thought and yes let's hope so, however, as a realist I doubt it very much.

19 minutes ago, polpott said:

Less cases today than yesterday so less wishful thinking than your rampant, baseless pessimism. People are returning from the provinces to Bangkok and Pattaya so not bringing infection with them rather returning to centres of infection.

Numbers as of today (Jan 2) show rapidly rising cases/day. Rising cases/day means exponential growth. The recent ups and downs are likely from clusters. It will take time for a clear trend to show but I'm still rooting for the Thai.

 

https://covid19.ddc.moph.go.th/en

Edited January 2, 20215 yr by rabas

1 hour ago, garygooner said:

Let's hope we see the numbers start falling day by day. Please not another full lockdown like in April/May. 

Need to speed up the vaccination program. 

id like to see the drop too but ....all the people travelled home at new years in colder weather.and vaccs where are they?they plenty of money see subs moon shots and very rich peoples accs.something very strange here in that respect,they must protect their economy and they are walking in the opposite direction

1 hour ago, garygooner said:

Let's hope we see the numbers start falling day by day. Please not another full lockdown like in April/May. 

Need to speed up the vaccination program. 

Exactly.  Lockdowns cause more harm than the virus! 

The more people you test, the more cases you will find.

 

There has been a spate of testing since 14 December, so more cases to be expected.

 

Does anyone know how many tests there have been, per day, since 14 December? And what is the ratio of cases to tests? How has the ratio changed? That would have some meaning.

 

So we know that one diabetic lady has died from Covid. Can anyone tell me how many diabetics died from flu the same time last year and the year before. That would have some meaning too.

 

 

1 hour ago, RotBenz8888 said:

So covid19 positive migrant workers are not kept in hospitals? 

Probably because they are asymptomatic. If no cough, no fever, staying in quarantine center is enough.

1 hour ago, rooster59 said:

 or held in a migrant worker quarantine centre.

 

this should be world news, but it never will...  

Diabetics have compromised immune systems, so they are very high risk of dying of flu and Covid and other virus.

 

What people fail to remember is.......

 

Flu vaccines are globally given out.  All these high risk people mostly get flu jabs.  So when flu comes it does not kill lots of people.

 

Covid is a new virus, there was no vaccine, so all the high risk people who would have died of flu (but did not as they had a flu jab) are now dying of Covid.

 

Human intervention by way of the flu jab has, in the recent years, kept lots of sick people alive longer than normally they would have survived without the flu jab.

 

However, like what happens with forest fires..........the longer you stop having a fire, the more and more dry tinder builds up so that when a fire does come along, its a massive fire.

 

Same here.......lots of people kept alive by having a flu jab every year and now super susceptible to any new virus that may come along.

 

Thailand, other Asian countries, Africa etc... have not seen big amounts of  Covid deaths as diabetes is not so prevalent and also, owing to the cost of healthcare, many "poorer" people will die naturally and are not kept alive by medicines and injections.

 

Now go to Europe.......extensive healthcare, free medicines, all getting flu jabs........they have made there be a lot of sick and old people living longer than Mother Nature intended.  And so............they were ripe to be hit hard by a new virus.

 

Thailand, even if cases go up massively, should not see high death rates.........as the Thai population is not full of sick, obese, old people kept alive by taking tens of tablets everyday.

 

That may see a cruel summary - but - the truth hurts.

 

 

1 hour ago, Guderian said:

I'm encouraged, four days ago it looked like we were at the start of a rapid (if not exactly exponential) growth in case numbers. Now it looks as if the control measures might be having an effect. This is three weeks after the four-day long-weekend we had in December, and there don't seem to be any clear signs yet that the nationwide travel during that period spread the virus in any serious manner. And don't forget that, three days ago, the disease control dept warned us that there were still a lot of test results in the pipeline and we would see these coming through over the next week, resulting in high case numbers. Hopefully, what we're seeing now is just that, and the underlying trend of what's actually happening in terms of falling case numbers is masked by the backlog of positive test results. Maybe I'm being over-optimistic, but I certainly hope not.

This is Thailand; so expect 'Control of Numbers' before any other form of control !

Looks at Singapore...........tens of thousands of migrants with Covid...........deaths ?????

 

They are fit and healthy and not old, sick or fat.

 

As I posted in another thread.......... In England in the whole of 2020 up to Dec 16th.........only 377 people under 60 with no known underlying sickness had died of Covid.

 

Thailand even with a lot of cases will not suffer a lot of deaths.  Thai's are generally very healthy.

 

If you want to see obesity and diabetes and heart disease........look to the USA and Europe.

1 minute ago, RR2020 said:

Looks at Singapore...........tens of thousands of migrants with Covid...........deaths ?????

 

They are fit and healthy and not old, sick or fat.

 

As I posted in another thread.......... In England in the whole of 2020 up to Dec 16th.........only 377 people under 60 with no known underlying sickness had died of Covid.

 

Thailand even with a lot of cases will not suffer a lot of deaths.  Thai's are generally very healthy.

 

If you want to see obesity and diabetes and heart disease........look to the USA and Europe.

Fair enough but Thailand is catching up fast with 'Tubs of Lard' thanks to constant consumption of way too much animal fat (they just love it and never buy lean meat), not to mention KFC, Mac Donalds, Burger King et al.   Loads of litle porkies on legs under 10 years old these days compared to just a few years ago.

9 minutes ago, RR2020 said:

Diabetics have compromised immune systems, so they are very high risk of dying of flu and Covid and other virus.

 

What people fail to remember is.......

 

Flu vaccines are globally given out.  All these high risk people mostly get flu jabs.  So when flu comes it does not kill lots of people.

 

Covid is a new virus, there was no vaccine, so all the high risk people who would have died of flu (but did not as they had a flu jab) are now dying of Covid.

 

Human intervention by way of the flu jab has, in the recent years, kept lots of sick people alive longer than normally they would have survived without the flu jab.

 

However, like what happens with forest fires..........the longer you stop having a fire, the more and more dry tinder builds up so that when a fire does come along, its a massive fire.

 

Same here.......lots of people kept alive by having a flu jab every year and now super susceptible to any new virus that may come along.

 

Thailand, other Asian countries, Africa etc... have not seen big amounts of  Covid deaths as diabetes is not so prevalent and also, owing to the cost of healthcare, many "poorer" people will die naturally and are not kept alive by medicines and injections.

 

Now go to Europe.......extensive healthcare, free medicines, all getting flu jabs........they have made there be a lot of sick and old people living longer than Mother Nature intended.  And so............they were ripe to be hit hard by a new virus.

 

Thailand, even if cases go up massively, should not see high death rates.........as the Thai population is not full of sick, obese, old people kept alive by taking tens of tablets everyday.

 

That may see a cruel summary - but - the truth hurts.

 

 

 

Many wrong assumptions there I'm afraid.

 

CDC conducts studies each year to determine how well the influenza (flu) vaccine protects against flu illness. While vaccine effectiveness (VE) can vary, recent studies show that flu vaccination reduces the risk of flu illness by between 40% and 60% among the overall population during seasons when most circulating flu viruses are well-matched to the flu vaccine. In general, current flu vaccines tend to work better against influenza B and influenza A(H1N1) viruses and offer lower protection against influenza A(H3N2) viruses.

https://www.cdc.gov/flu/vaccines-work/vaccineeffect.htm

Thailand is facing increasing numbers of patients with diabetes due to unhealthy diets, high obesity rates, and an aging society. Diabetes is a considerable burden for developing countries as it reduces quality of life, increases mortality, and drives up healthcare costs. The disease detection rate in Thailand has improved in recent years, but glycemic control remains suboptimal and significant numbers of patients suffer from complications.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26894266/

I am pretty sure Thailand will get this under control. They have already shown they are very good, when it comes to fighting pandemics. 
 

24 minutes ago, RR2020 said:

Looks at Singapore...........tens of thousands of migrants with Covid...........deaths ?????

 

They are fit and healthy and not old, sick or fat.

 

As I posted in another thread.......... In England in the whole of 2020 up to Dec 16th.........only 377 people under 60 with no known underlying sickness had died of Covid.

 

Thailand even with a lot of cases will not suffer a lot of deaths.  Thai's are generally very healthy.

 

If you want to see obesity and diabetes and heart disease........look to the USA and Europe.

RESULTS—The estimated national prevalence of diabetes in Thai adults was 9.6% (2.4 million people), which included 4.8% previously diagnosed and 4.8% newly diagnosed. The prevalence of impaired fasting glucose was 5.4% (1.4 million people).

 

https://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/26/10/2758#:~:text=RESULTS—The estimated national prevalence,% (1.4 million people).