Thailand reports 92 new COVID-19 infections

 

 

Thailand reported 92 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, with most discovered during testing of migrant workers at quarantine facilities and hospitals in Samut Sakhon.

 

Of the new cases, 86 were local transmissions, while 6 were imported from people entering quarantine.

 

Thailand’s Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) also reported 156 people had been discharged from hospital having made a full recovery. 

 

1,047 people remain in hospital or held in a migrant worker quarantine centre.

 

Sunday’s cases bring the total number of COVID-19 infections in Thailand to 25,415, with 83 deaths. 
 

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Always "migrant workers."   Hummm?

4 minutes ago, connda said:

Always "migrant workers."   Hummm?

If you say it often enough it will become fact.Like masks work.

38 pro active cases found and 48 hospital walk in cases, just about sums up the testing situation here in Thailand

5 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

38 pro active cases found and 48 hospital walk in cases, just about sums up the testing situation here in Thailand

Amazing how some thaivisa miserables seem to hope for worse numbers. Things are good here try to be happy. 

20 minutes ago, Daithi85 said:

Amazing how some thaivisa miserables seem to hope for worse numbers. Things are good here try to be happy. 

What I find amazing is your assumptions in what my hopes are.  Did you notice I was pointing out the ratio between active case finding and people turning up at the hospital and testing positive. Do you find anything else amazing on that?

54 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

38 pro active cases found and 48 hospital walk in cases, just about sums up the testing situation here in Thailand

 

And yet Thailand's ratio of cases to tests still remains low. The WHO recommends that countries maintain good testing ratios rather than carpet bomb testing. 

 

 

https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/covid19-positive-rate-since-5th-death?time=2020-02-23..latest&country=~THA

 

On 2/14/2021 at 12:24 PM, Dagfinnur Traustason said:

That´s just pure good work. I am very pleased to live in Thailand during this pandemic. They have done a great job!

 

2 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Thailand reports 92 new COVID-19 infections

 

 

Thailand reported 92 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, with most discovered during testing of migrant workers at quarantine facilities and hospitals in Samut Sakhon.

 

Of the new cases, 86 were local transmissions, while 6 were imported from people entering quarantine.

 

Thailand’s Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) also reported 156 people had been discharged from hospital having made a full recovery. 

 

1,047 people remain in hospital or held in a migrant worker quarantine centre.

 

Sunday’s cases bring the total number of COVID-19 infections in Thailand to 25,415, with 83 deaths. 
 

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- Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you

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Well done, Thailand, keep it up! You're doing so much better than any Western countries!

50 minutes ago, Daithi85 said:

Amazing how some thaivisa miserables seem to hope for worse numbers. Things are good here try to be happy. 

So true! I love the "Thaivisa miserables" expression. Reading -sometimes- people's comments, they seem to be so negative and negative. What a sad life!

2 minutes ago, tombangkok said:

 

Well done, Thailand, keep it up! You're doing so much better than any Western countries!

It's a joke right ? Not enough testing of populace and no vaccine in the country ? 

Just now, tombangkok said:

So true! I love the "Thaivisa miserables" expression. Reading -sometimes- people's comments, they seem to be so negative and negative. What a sad life!

so negative and frustrated*

3 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

It's a joke right ? Not enough testing of populace and no vaccine in the country ? 

At least, my gym was closed only 2 months here (over a one-year period); not 8/9 months like in most of Western countries...

1 minute ago, tombangkok said:

At least, my gym was closed only 2 months here (over a one-year period); not 8/9 months like in most of Western countries...

Chances are the UK will be open soon and fully vaccinated by summer this year - Thailand is looking at summer 2022 - if they actually hold to their vaccine rollout which I seriously doubt ! Sure people in Thailand would rather have their restaurants full sometime this year  - not next.

39 minutes ago, rabas said:

 

And yet Thailand's ratio of cases to tests still remains low. The WHO recommends that countries maintain good testing ratios rather than carpet bomb testing. 

 

 

https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/covid19-positive-rate-since-5th-death?time=2020-02-23..latest&country=~THA

 

I don't think the  WHO recommends locking migrants in together and then wait for them to develop herd immunity. Certainly saves on pcr testing though

What date was the last local transmission in Chiang Mai Provience?

2 hours ago, rabas said:

 

And yet Thailand's ratio of cases to tests still remains low. The WHO recommends that countries maintain good testing ratios rather than carpet bomb testing. 

 

 

https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/covid19-positive-rate-since-5th-death?time=2020-02-23..latest&country=~THA

 

 

Using the same source of data, this appears to clearly show that during the past few days the reduction in testing numbers results in a reduction of positive cases.

 

47 minutes ago, earlinclaifornia said:

What date was the last local transmission in Chiang Mai Provience?

Do you meant the last reported transmission or the last actual transmission?

5 minutes ago, FarFlungFalang said:

Do you meant the last reported transmission or the last actual transmission?

both please, thanks

3 hours ago, Bkk Brian said:

38 pro active cases found and 48 hospital walk in cases, just about sums up the testing situation here in Thailand

The Health Authorities must be going round, and round the same Migrant Containment Facilities on a Daily Basis.

Sure they will find some new infections every Day, as the already Infected are still being housed with the non Infected.

How does anybody believe these figures and the method by which they have been obtained.

8 minutes ago, earlinclaifornia said:

both please, thanks

The latest reported transmission I could find was 5th December last year.There is no way of knowing the last actual transmission because they don't test much.

1 hour ago, meltonpie said:

 

Using the same source of data, this appears to clearly show that during the past few days the reduction in testing numbers results in a reduction of positive cases.

 

It does not show that at all if you read the graph correctly.

 

What it shows is that from the peak (far right) to Feb 12 (far left, bottom), the number of positive cases per test dropped from ~5% all the way to 1%.

 

This shows an 80% reduction in the number of infections in the population. (5 per 100 down to 1 per 100).  The is textbook epidemiology, you could use this Thai case for teaching.

 

To show what you wrongly suggested, the drop in cases must follow the 5% line from the right to the left towards the origin. It does not come close. In fact, this graph disproves the old tired saw that reduced cases is due to less testing. 

 

I hope some folks will feel relieved to know Thailand epidemiologists are running the show, not the concrete guy.

 

5 hours ago, Bkk Brian said:

What I find amazing is your assumptions in what my hopes are.  Did you notice I was pointing out the ratio between active case finding and people turning up at the hospital and testing positive. Do you find anything else amazing on that?

There has been speculation that the tests are fairly inaccurate (if the amplification is above 30x).

Therefore you might even test positive even if you don" have it !

 

6 hours ago, FarFlungFalang said:

If you say it often enough it will become fact.Like masks work.

If masks don't work why do surgeons wear them?

3 hours ago, Nout said:

If masks don't work why do surgeons wear them?

Different masks.

5 hours ago, rabas said:

It does not show that at all if you read the graph correctly.

 

What it shows is that from the peak (far right) to Feb 12 (far left, bottom), the number of positive cases per test dropped from ~5% all the way to 1%.

 

This shows an 80% reduction in the number of infections in the population. (5 per 100 down to 1 per 100).  The is textbook epidemiology, you could use this Thai case for teaching.

 

To show what you wrongly suggested, the drop in cases must follow the 5% line from the right to the left towards the origin. It does not come close. In fact, this graph disproves the old tired saw that reduced cases is due to less testing. 

 

I hope some folks will feel relieved to know Thailand epidemiologists are running the show, not the concrete guy.

 

 

Let me try and make it easier for you

 

 

and for sure when the figures get updated the downward trend of tests will result in a downward trend in new cases.

10 hours ago, Nout said:

If masks don't work why do surgeons wear them?

If masks works why did 4100 health care workers in Australia catch covid whilst working?That's out of 28,000 case which is abnormally high.

10 hours ago, meltonpie said:

 

Let me try and make it easier for you

 

 

and for sure when the figures get updated the downward trend of tests will result in a downward trend in new cases.

 

Thanks, but it's already easy!  I understand graphs very well. Lets go back to your first graph which shows why the number of cases drops. This is important as some wrongly say it's because they stop testing. It is not.

 

Look at the graph and understand the dashed lines, 2%, 5%, 10% show the percent of people testing positive, i.e., 5% means 5 of 100 in the tested population has covid.

 

If, cases are lower because of reduced testing, then 5 in 100 tests or 5% must still be positive.

 

They are not. Cases dropped all the way to 1% or 1 in 100. (see graph, red line maintains 5%).  Thus, this graph proves epidemiologically that reduced cases were not the result of reduced testing, counter to your original statement that they were.

 

Graph from your previous post.