Thailand reports daily record of 9,692 new COVID-19 cases, 67 more deaths

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Thailand on Friday (July 16) reported 9,692 new COVID-19 cases and 67 additional deaths over the past 24 hours. 
 

● 9,077 new infections

● 615 prison / prison infections
 

Friday’s cases bring the total number of COVID-19 infections in Thailand to 381,907 with 3,099 deaths. 

 

(Total infections since April 1: 353,044)

The news comes as Pfizer and Germany's BioNTech denied on Thursday that they were in talks with Thailand's Thonburi Healthcare Group Pcl for a deal to import 20 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine to the Southeast Asian country.

 

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[TallGuyJohninBKK]

Thailand on Friday set a pandemic record single-day high of 9,692 new COVID cases, along with 67 new deaths. The new record was largely the result of 615 new cases reported from the country’s prison system, even though the day’s 9,077 new general population cases was slightly lower than the past two days.

 

The total 9,692 new case toll surpassed the country’s prior single day record of 9,539 set on July 11. But the 9,077 general population cases portion of that showed a modest decline from the comparable numbers of 9,188 reported Wednesday and 9,107 reported Thursday.

 

The 9,692 new case total on Friday also was the sixth 9,000+ new cases day of the past eight days in Thailand, meaning the country remains on the verge of predictions that it soon will pass grim tolls of 100 deaths and 10,000 cases per day.

 

The 67 new COVID deaths reported Friday marked one of the country’s lowest totals of the past week. However, just a day earlier on Thursday, Thailand set its own new record high for daily deaths with 98. And most daily death tolls in the past week have been in the 80s and 90s.

 

The 615 new prison cases reported Friday was the country’s highest prison tally in the past month, and the most since 640 reported on June 15. However, whether the 615 cases really represent a single-day tally is uncertain, as Thai authorities in the past have aggregated such prison case reporting from multiple days or even weeks.

 

Health experts said the rising COVID case counts and death tolls in Thailand are the result of the highly contagious Delta (India) variant of the coronavirus that’s becoming prevalent in the country, and led to the imposition of an overnight curfew in Bangkok and nine other hard-hit provinces that started last Monday.

 

Since the start of the pandemic, Thailand has now recorded 381,907 total COVID cases and 3,099 total deaths, although some Thai doctors say the real figures, especially for cases, are likely much higher.

 

Because of the rapid rise in new COVID cases, the country as of Friday also reported new record high levels of active COVID cases hospitalized (106,951), the share of those in critical condition (3,367), and the share of those requiring ventilators to breathe (847). Thursday marked the first time total COVID hospitalizations/active cases passed the 100,000 mark in Thailand.

 

The number of COVID patients hospitalized in critical condition passed the 3,000 threshold for the first time Tuesday. And all the hospital figures -- hospitalizations, critical condition and ventilator patients -- have doubled in the past two to three+ weeks.

 

As of Friday, Thailand's population of hospitalized COVID patients in critical condition had increased daily for 27 days in a row. The share of those requiring ventilators to breathe had increased for 11 days in a row.

 

[Laughing Gravy]

So basically the same numbers due to the same amount of testing. Predictable again but sad for the country and people.

[anchadian]

NEW HIGH: Chonburi Public Health Office has just announced they have 530 new cases and three more deaths. Most new cases are in Chonburi City (58), Bang Lamung/Pattaya (171), and Si Racha (161). The total cases so far is now 14,056 with 5,465 remaining in care #Thailand

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1415828779109285888

 

[ThailandRyan]

When will the talk of procuring vaccines stop and the actual delivery begin and vaccinations move onward.  It gets tired hearing the mundane BS as cases continue onward.  My condolences to families who have lost a loved one.  Be safe folks.  Glad some have been vaccinated.

[anchadian]

#COVID19 Update on Friday: 9,692 cases & 67 deaths (615 cases from prisons). Full details at 12:30pm #Thailand

 

11 July: 9,539 - 86 dead

12 July: 8,656 - 80 dead

13 July: 8,685 - 56 dead

14 July: 9,317 - 87 dead

15 July: 9,186 - 98 dead

16 July: 9,692 - 67 dead <— TODAY

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1415836881233739776

 

[Bkk Brian]

Predictable flatline again today a sure sign testing has not kept up with demand as evidenced by official released testing data, with provinces such as Chonburi showing all time highs again today the wave from Bangkok has now reached every province and they all now have their own individual fights with Delta.

 

9,692 positive cases today with 615 of those from prisons, 67 deaths

 

Rolling 7 day average (up to 14th July only) which includes prison cases and bar chart of community cases.

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

[morrobay]

3 minutes ago, anchadian said:

NEW HIGH: Chonburi Public Health Office has just announced they have 530 new cases and three more deaths. Most new cases are in Chonburi City (58), Bang Lamung/Pattaya (171), and Si Racha (161). The total cases so far is now 14,056 with 5,465 remaining in care #Thailand

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1415828779109285888

 

Can you do some research on the Pattaya cases, where, who, how?

[ThailandRyan]

2 days since we were tested so it does appear there is a lag in testing results being reported nationwide here. Wonder how long the prison testing takes before they are informed.  How many have died in the prisons, that seems to be a statistical note not reported often. 

[dinsdale]

I get the feeling that prisoner numbers are being released in such a way to keep the numbers under 10k. Lower community numbers then higher prisoner numbers. Higher community numbers then lower prisoner numbers. Just an early morning thought and can't be bothered looking back.

[Bkk Brian]

Here's another perspective into just how far reaching the pandemic has become in Thailand. Indonesia is often in the media for all the wrong reasons with their growing problems with the virus, the highest now in South East Asia, oxygen running out and high deaths.

 

Its not easy to compare Thailand because of the difference in population size, however this chart gives a real per capita perspective, Thailand is not far behind Indonesia:

 

"Differences in the population size between different countries are often large. To compare countries, it is insightful to look at the number of confirmed cases per million people – this is what the chart shows.

Keep in mind that in countries that do very little testing the actual number of cases can be much higher than the number of confirmed cases shown here."

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

[Neal182]

Don't forget all the people that died without getting a covid test. Saving face is very important in Thailand and lack of testing helps.

[smedly]

12 minutes ago, anchadian said:

Bang Lamung/Pattaya (171)

OMG

[RandolphGB]

17 minutes ago, Laughing Gravy said:

So basically the same numbers due to the same amount of testing. Predictable again but sad for the country and people.

If cases were increasing despite the number of tests staying the same, the percentage of people per 10,000 testing positive would increase and so would the daily numbers. 

 

So your point is wrong. 

 

 

[darksidedog]

It seems much is being done, or in the case of test numbers not being done, to keep it below 10,000. Wonder how long they can keep that lid on?

[ftpjtm]

19 minutes ago, anchadian said:

Bang Lamung/Pattaya (171)

I didn't think there were that many people left in Pattaya.

[jacko45k]

Just now, ftpjtm said:

I didn't think there were that many people left in Pattaya.

We are hiding out in our condos and moo bahns...... 

[ftpjtm]

14 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

2 days since we were tested so it does appear there is a lag in testing results being reported nationwide here.

We were tested at Bangkok Hospital before our departure flight and had the result in 24 hours. So it is possible in Thailand. 

[smedly]

4 minutes ago, RandolphGB said:

So .your point is wrong

your point is wrong

[ThailandRyan]

7 minutes ago, darksidedog said:

It seems much is being done, or in the case of test numbers not being done, to keep it below 10,000. Wonder how long they can keep that lid on?

Like kicking the can down the road, how long until that road ends and the piper needs to be paid.

[smedly]

5 minutes ago, darksidedog said:

It seems much is being done, or in the case of test numbers not being done, to keep it below 10,000. Wonder how long they can keep that lid on?

as long as they want, they have lost control of covid and the data

 

when you have people running the country that think big numbers make them look bad then it will not change 

[ThailandRyan]

5 minutes ago, ftpjtm said:

We were tested at Bangkok Hospital before our departure flight and had the result in 24 hours. So it is possible in Thailand. 

I know it is, so some labs test slower than others it would appear unless you pay the VIP price.

[FarFlungFalang]

20 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

Here's another perspective into just how far reaching the pandemic has become in Thailand. Indonesia is often in the media for all the wrong reasons with their growing problems with the virus, the highest now in South East Asia, oxygen running out and high deaths.

 

Its not easy to compare Thailand because of the difference in population size, however this chart gives a real per capita perspective, Thailand is not far behind Indonesia:

 

"Differences in the population size between different countries are often large. To compare countries, it is insightful to look at the number of confirmed cases per million people – this is what the chart shows.

Keep in mind that in countries that do very little testing the actual number of cases can be much higher than the number of confirmed cases shown here."

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

I dunno but those lines just look like steady upward gradient, on steroids.

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

I updated the following chart I created showing the growth of cases recently by region, using the province/region report data posted daily on the NBT website. This reflects the latest region breakdown info that was posted yesterday afternoon.

 

The Northeast and East region cases have almost doubled over the past 10 days. The North region numbers are much smaller, but growing at a faster pace and have quadrupled over the same period.

https://www.facebook.com/nbtworld/photos

 

Edited July 16, 2021 by TallGuyJohninBKK

[anchadian]

Useful thread running through what is known about the Delta variant and why it is more infectious than previous strains.

https://twitter.com/pakhead/status/1415847587941257216

Quote Tweet

Dr. Angela Rasmussen

@angie_rasmussen

We hear often about how delta is more transmissible, but we don't hear much about why that's the case or how that impacts exposure risk. A new study by Li and colleagues is out on Virological that provides some insight:

 

https://virological.org/t/viral-infection-and-transmission-in-a-large-well-traced-outbreak-caused-by-the-delta-sars-cov-2-variant/724

https://twitter.com/angie_rasmussen/status/1415672461111271424

 

Edited July 16, 2021 by anchadian

[morrobay]

7 minutes ago, James105 said:

Have the staff been having after hours cuddle parties or something in Central Festival?   Seems like quite a lot of cases there.   

Central Festival Pattaya beach was 100% closed yesterday

[Bkk Brian]

Just now, morrobay said:

Central Festival Pattaya beach was 100% closed yesterday

About time, it was completely infested. The community spread in that area must be horrendous

[ThailandRyan]

3 minutes ago, anchadian said:

Useful thread running through what is known about the Delta variant and why it is more infectious than previous strains.

 

Quote Tweet

Dr. Angela Rasmussen

@angie_rasmussen

We hear often about how delta is more transmissible, but we don't hear much about why that's the case or how that impacts exposure risk. A new study by Li and colleagues is out on Virological that provides some insight:

 

https://virological.org/t/viral-infection-and-transmission-in-a-large-well-traced-outbreak-caused-by-the-delta-sars-cov-2-variant/724

https://twitter.com/angie_rasmussen/status/1415672461111271424

 

Interesting to see from China they traced the cases back to the initial infection.

[Walker88]

33 minutes ago, smedly said:

OMG (Pattaya new infections)

Statistically, Pattaya is likely more dangerous---in terms of catching Covid---than Bangkok.

 

171 new infections in a population that used to be 100,000, but is likely well below that now, would be the Bangkok equivalent of about 18,000 new infections.

[ftpjtm]

6 minutes ago, bkk6060 said:

Jeez, Central Festival seems to have several.

With the dates and range of times I assume it is employees at particular places at the mall.

I go there at least 3 times a week and the Makro listed every other day.

I heard from a friend currently in Pattaya that as of yesterday the entire Central Festival mall is closed. This may be why.