Thailand reports 2,804 new COVID-19, 18 deaths

[Jonathan Fairfield]

A woman from Klong Toey community receives coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, in Bangkok, Thailand, May 4, 2021. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun/File Photo

 

Health officials in Thailand on Sunday reported 2,804 new COVID-19 and 18 more fatalities.

 

409 of the new cases were linked to prisons. 

 

Despite the occasional single day spike in cases (as seen on Saturday), Thailand’s cases have fallen significantly since its record of almost 10,000 new cases was reported less than one month ago. 

 

Sunday’s cases bring the total number of COVID-19 infections in Thailand to 195,909 with 1,449 deaths.

 

The news comes as Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha announced on Saturday that a number of businesses will be allowed to reopen from Monday (June 14).

 

“After careful consideration, the relaxation can go ahead as planned,” he said. 

 

“The outbreak situation is now at a controllable level and residents of Bangkok, especially those in these businesses, have already received vaccinations.”

 

Businesses allowed to reopen include beauty clinics, massage shops for foot massage only, tattoo parlours and nail salons.

 

Public parks and museums in the capital will also be allowed to open.

 

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[RotBenz8888]

5 minutes ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

Public parks

I consider that nonsense until I see it happen. Still plenty of time for u turns. 

[RobMuir]

The numbers haven't exploded with this UK variant like it did in many other countries that had daily deaths in the hundreds and even thousands. 

 

Looks like the stringent measures they have enforced along with the public that has largely complied has made a huge difference and saved thousands of lives. 

 

With a bit of luck hopefully it further fizzles out and businesses on the brink will be saved also.

 

We are not out of the woods yet, but it is looking promising.

 

[anchadian]

https://twitter.com/ThaiPBSWorld/status/1403885460745723907

 

Edited June 13, 2021 by anchadian

[Daithi85]

4 minutes ago, RobMuir said:

The numbers haven't exploded with this UK variant like it did in many other countries that had daily deaths in the hundreds and even thousands. 

 

Looks like the stringent measures they have enforced along with the public that has largely complied has made a huge difference and saved thousands of lives. 

 

With a bit of luck hopefully it further fizzles out and businesses on the brink will be saved also.

 

We are not out of the woods yet, but it is looking promising.

 

I'm not sure your allowed say anything positive on this forum, get ready  to be blasted.  ????

[anchadian]

#COVID19 UPDATE on SUNDAY: 18 deaths and 2,804 cases (409 from prisons). Full details at 12:30pm #Thailand

 

8 June: 2,662 - 28 dead

9 June: 2,680 - 35 dead

10 June: 2,310 - 43 dead

11 June: 2,290 - 27 dead

12 June: 3,277 - 29 dead

13 June: 2,804 - 18 dead <— TODAY

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1403880992947855361

 

[FarFlungFalang]

17 minutes ago, RobMuir said:

The numbers haven't exploded with this UK variant like it did in many other countries that had daily deaths in the hundreds and even thousands. 

 

Looks like the stringent measures they have enforced along with the public that has largely complied has made a huge difference and saved thousands of lives. 

 

With a bit of luck hopefully it further fizzles out and businesses on the brink will be saved also.

 

We are not out of the woods yet, but it is looking promising.

 

Yes it definitely looks like that wether it is like that is the question as looks can be deceiving I was once told.I was also told not to judge a book by it's cover especially when it's covered in green slime.

[Bkk Brian]

Rolling 7 day average (up to 11th June only) which includes prison cases and bar chart of community cases.

https://ourworldindata.org/coronavirus/country/thailand

 

 

 

 

[Bkk Brian]

The details on the cases are as follows:

1. Two confirmed cases are from Rayong Province.
2. Close contact from a previous market patient (linking a new market cluster) 1 case
3. Close contact from a private party cluster 1 person
4. General close contacts:
   14 family members of previously confirmed cases
   6 co-workers of previously confirmed patients
5. Close contacts under investigation 4 cases
6. Under investigation in general 4 cases

 

 

https://thepattayanews.com/2021/06/13/32-new-and-confirmed-cases-of-covid-19-in-chonburi-today/

[Pattaya Spotter]

17 minutes ago, Daithi85 said:

I'm not sure your allowed say anything positive on this forum, get ready  to be blasted.  ????

Most of the Negative Nancys and Debbie Downers fled for the hills when their "exponential spread" never materialized. 

Edited June 13, 2021 by Pattaya Spotter

[Bkk Brian]

16 minutes ago, anchadian said:

#COVID19 UPDATE on SUNDAY: 18 deaths and 2,804 cases (409 from prisons). Full details at 12:30pm #Thailand

 

8 June: 2,662 - 28 dead

9 June: 2,680 - 35 dead

10 June: 2,310 - 43 dead

11 June: 2,290 - 27 dead

12 June: 3,277 - 29 dead

13 June: 2,804 - 18 dead <— TODAY

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1403880992947855361

 

Lower number today, I hope its nothing to do with a reclassification of how they count their covid deaths as hinted at by CCSA. 18 dead still 18 too many however and 1 more than road deaths yesterday.

 

24 hour road accident report for 12/6/2021: 17 deaths and 1,767 injuries.

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1403865457417801728

 

[Marvin Hagler]

36 minutes ago, RobMuir said:

The numbers haven't exploded with this UK variant like it did in many other countries that had daily deaths in the hundreds and even thousands. 

 

Looks like the stringent measures they have enforced along with the public that has largely complied has made a huge difference and saved thousands of lives. 

 

With a bit of luck hopefully it further fizzles out and businesses on the brink will be saved also.

 

We are not out of the woods yet, but it is looking promising.

 

If they tested the same as other countries then they would find the same number of cases as other countries. Don’t test, don’t find.

[Moonlover]

21 minutes ago, Pattaya Spotter said:

Most of the Negative Nancys and Debbie Downers fled for the hills when their "exponential spread" never materialized. 

I think they were all bitterly disappointed when the eagerly anticipated 'Songkran super spread' event never occurred.

[Bkk Brian]

1 minute ago, Moonlover said:

I think they were all bitterly disappointed when the eagerly anticipated 'Songkran super spread' event never occurred.

What a strange statement, the spread did happen and people are still dying in the provinces as a result.......

[DavisH]

13 minutes ago, Marvin Hagler said:

If they tested the same as other countries then they would find the same number of cases as other countries. Don’t test, don’t find.

How do you explain the relatively low number of deaths then? A major coverup? I will wait for your response. 

[Excel]

4 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

What a strange statement, the spread did happen and people are still dying in the provinces as a result.......

And the result was that entertainment places and bars and many other business and leisure facilities were closed nationwide again  because of it. 

Edited June 13, 2021 by Excel

[FarFlungFalang]

22 minutes ago, Pattaya Spotter said:

Most of the Negative Nancys and Debbie Downers fled for the hills when their "exponential spread" never materialized. 

Hey Presto one exponential spread for your pleasure, note the exponential spread from 1st April to 23rd May a good 7 weeks worth of exponentialism.

 

https://ourworldindata.org/coronavirus/country/thailand?country=~THA

 

 

 

[Danderman123]

12 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

What a strange statement, the spread did happen and people are still dying in the provinces as a result.......

Except that there were plenty of cases in the provinces before Songkran.

 

I guess you could argue that cases in the provincial prisons were due to Songkran.

[Bkk Brian]

3 minutes ago, Danderman123 said:

Except that there were plenty of cases in the provinces before Songkran.

 

I guess you could argue that cases in the provincial prisons were due to Songkran.

What are you talking about? Of course there were cases in the Provinces before Songkran, the UK variant broke out on the 5th April in Bangkok so plenty of time. However Songkran travel lead directly to every single province in Thailand being infected within 2 weeks of the 15th April

 

Over 90% of cases are UK Variant, it has spread, fact, Songkran travel aided that spread, fact

Edited June 13, 2021 by Bkk Brian

[mommysboy]

1 hour ago, RobMuir said:

The numbers haven't exploded with this UK variant like it did in many other countries that had daily deaths in the hundreds and even thousands. 

 

Looks like the stringent measures they have enforced along with the public that has largely complied has made a huge difference and saved thousands of lives. 

 

With a bit of luck hopefully it further fizzles out and businesses on the brink will be saved also.

 

We are not out of the woods yet, but it is looking promising.

 

 

I can only say that whenever there are low numbers and measures are then relaxed it leads to trouble.  Just look at the UK right now.

 

You can only relax when the numbers are close to zero, as with China for instance.  Look at Vietnam and Taiwan: Are they relaxing with just a few hundred cases? No they are doubling down.  UK started to open again when numbers were 2000 per day, now it's reached 8000 per day in just over one month, and that's despite one of the best vaccine roll outs in the world.

[Marvin Hagler]

15 minutes ago, DavisH said:

How do you explain the relatively low number of deaths then? A major coverup? I will wait for your response. 

10 extra deaths per province per day would easily go unnoticed especially as deaths from other causes have declined. That would be 770 deaths per day.

 

Of course the easy way to tell would be excess deaths. So over to you to show me an accurate representation of excess deaths in Thailand over the last 12 months.

 

UK death rates were much higher due to Covid... show me evidence of any overflowing morgues or bodies on the street from the last few months.

[dinsdale]

1 hour ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

 

“The outbreak situation is now at a controllable level

Now it's controllable? Been between 2-2.5K+ for a couple of months. Nothing has really changed. As for some on here talking about us "doomsayers", infections went from 39,038 on April 16 to 195,909 today an increase of 156,871 and deaths for the same period went from 97 to 1,449 an increase of 1,352. This in just under 2 months. To me this does not indicate everything is under control. Infections per day need to get to double figures and deaths in the low single figures. Then I will agree that things appear under control.

[FarFlungFalang]

23 minutes ago, DavisH said:

How do you explain the relatively low number of deaths then? A major coverup? I will wait for your response. 

The low number of deaths might be explained by the fact that in Thailand Covid has not been more deadly than the flu has been in the recent past.

[Bkk Brian]

8 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

Now it's controllable? Been between 2-2.5K+ for a couple of months. Nothing has really changed. As for some on here talking about us "doomsayers", infections went from 39,038 on April 16 to 195,909 today an increase of 156,871 and deaths for the same period went from 97 to 1,449 an increase of 1,352. This in just under 2 months. To me this does not indicate everything is under control. Infections per day need to get to double figures and deaths in the low single figures. Then I will agree that things appear under control.

I remember when it was stuck on flat lining at around 700 - 800 per day and they were all saying the same thing, its under control and the numbers are not so bad. Then we hit over a 1000 a day, same thing, its under control, 2,000 a day, ah the peak is over, now we are where we are and the complacency has set in again, ah its under control. 

 

The blind leading the blind.

Edited June 13, 2021 by Bkk Brian

[Bkk Brian]

Today there are 18 deaths in Thailand:

 

7 males & 11 females Median age is 67.5 (47-86 years)

 

Most deaths in Bangkok (12), Chonburi (2), plus 4 provinces with one each 10 were infected from family

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1403950373006548994

 

[anchadian]

#COVID19 update in #Thailand on Sunday:

 

Since 1 April 2021

 

167,046 people infected (+61 imported cases & +2,743 local cases)

1,355 dead +18

40,046 in care

 1,215 in ICU & 351 on ventilators

4,143 discharged from care

https://twitter.com/RichardBarrow/status/1403949546955182083

 

[Naturesway]

They really don’t wanna give up their bs business it’s so boring and disgusting already to see that they are still able to keep the poor sheeps within their range. 

[Pattaya Spotter]

5 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

Today there are 18 deaths in Thailand:

 

7 males & 11 females Median age is 67.5 (47-86 years)

 

Most deaths in Bangkok (12), Chonburi (2), plus 4 provinces with one each 10 were infected from family

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1403950373006548994

 

Another point in favor of my being single.

[Donga]

1 hour ago, RobMuir said:

The numbers haven't exploded with this UK variant like it did in many other countries that had daily deaths in the hundreds and even thousands. 

 

Looks like the stringent measures they have enforced along with the public that has largely complied has made a huge difference and saved thousands of lives. 

 

With a bit of luck hopefully it further fizzles out and businesses on the brink will be saved also.

 

We are not out of the woods yet, but it is looking promising.

 

Yep, the numbers haven't exploded and much credit is due to the community discipline and the million health volunteers. Their contribution in the provinces and overcrowded migrant communities has been vital.

Fact that this wave is very much concentrated in the prisons, factories and migrant communities says a lot about the overall control, compared to most countries where Covid ends up being more widespread and hence much harder to manage.

Hoping case numbers soon start to fall, as been around the 2,000 - 3,000 level for weeks.

Expect that once under total control again, the Thai deaths per million (now 21) will still be lower than Australia (currently 35) and 20-50 times lower than most of Europe and Americas, e.g. UK 1875.

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries

 

Edited June 13, 2021 by Donga

[anchadian]

Out of the 2,334 local cases (outside of prisons) most in

 

Bangkok - 924

Samut Prakan - 217

Ayutthaya - 206

Samut Sakhon - 139

Nonthaburi - 122

Songkhla - 89

Pathum Thani - 77

Phetchaburi - 62

Ranong - 42

Pattani - 41

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1403951568311832576