Thailand reports 19,983 new COVID-19 cases, 138 deaths

[Bkk Brian]

4 minutes ago, jerrymahoney said:

Twenty minutes ago you said that you were not assuming anything.

And?

Edited August 8, 2021 by Bkk Brian

[anchadian]

Southeast Asia saw a reduction in new Covid-19 cases and deaths on Saturday collated data showed. #COVID19 #ASEAN #ThailandNews #TheNationThailand https://nationthailand.com/international/40004363

[DaveSamutP]

This is an artefact. 

 

Did anyone say that yet? 

[Macrohistory]

NYT

 

Vaccine reduces risk of infection even in people who’ve already had Covid, the C.D.C. says

 

By Roni Caryn Rabin

 

Aug. 6, 2021

 

Unvaccinated people who have had Covid-19 may be more than twice as likely to get infected again than those who tested positive and bolstered their natural immunity with a vaccine, according to a small study that assessed the likelihood of reinfection.

 

The study, published on Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, examined the risk of reinfection during May and June among hundreds of Kentucky residents who tested positive for the virus in 2020.

 

Those who did not get vaccinated this year faced a risk of reinfection that was 2.34 higher than those who did get their shots. Released on Friday, the study suggests that for those who had overcome an infection, the addition of a vaccine offered better protection than the natural immunity generated by their original bout with the virus alone...

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/06/health/covid-vaccine-reinfection.html

[Walker88]

Both of these were in Bangkok.........

 

A friend got hold of one of the Home Test kits and it said "Positive". She exhibited no symptoms whatsoever. She went to a hospital to arrange for a PCR test to confirm. They took the samples, gave her favipiravir and paracetamol, and told her to quarantine at home for three days while awaiting test results.

 

Three days later her PCR came back 'negative'. Apparently the home tests do run about 5% false positives.

 

She never took any of the drugs, fearing side effects

 

Had a chat with an young, fit foreign acquaintance two days ago where he told me he had just spent a few weeks in the hospital with Covid. His only symptoms were intense pain in his legs from Deep Vein Thrombosis and blood clots. He was given lots of blood thinners along with favipiravir and paracetamol, plus almost daily PCR tests. After a time he was declared cured and sent home. He has developed liver problems and Hep A, but isn't sure if that is Covid related or a side effect of the anti-viral and paracetamol (or dirty hospital food).

[pegman]

24 minutes ago, Macrohistory said:

NYT

 

Vaccine reduces risk of infection even in people who’ve already had Covid, the C.D.C. says

 

By Roni Caryn Rabin

 

Aug. 6, 2021

 

Unvaccinated people who have had Covid-19 may be more than twice as likely to get infected again than those who tested positive and bolstered their natural immunity with a vaccine, according to a small study that assessed the likelihood of reinfection.

 

The study, published on Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, examined the risk of reinfection during May and June among hundreds of Kentucky residents who tested positive for the virus in 2020.

 

Those who did not get vaccinated this year faced a risk of reinfection that was 2.34 higher than those who did get their shots. Released on Friday, the study suggests that for those who had overcome an infection, the addition of a vaccine offered better protection than the natural immunity generated by their original bout with the virus alone...

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/06/health/covid-vaccine-reinfection.html

It could also be the case that these reinfected people were just as careless the 2nd time as the 1st.

[ThailandRyan]

News Story on Channel 34 right now about a pregnant lady who was 6 months pregnant being vaccinated and then her healthy fetus dying invitro.  She was apparently vaccinated with her first jab of AZ in the last day.  Heartbreaking.  

[Walker88]

it's just noon and the 6th ambulance just sped by on Sukhumvit near Asoke.

 

Lately most have been Covid-related.

[rott]

2 hours ago, DaveSamutP said:

This is an artefact. 

 

 

Are you saying that is a bad thing.? 

Edited August 8, 2021 by rott

[morrobay]

27 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

News Story on Channel 34 right now about a pregnant lady who was 6 months pregnant being vaccinated and then her healthy fetus dying invitro.  She was apparently vaccinated with her first jab of AZ in the last day.  Heartbreaking.  

You mean in vivo

[JensenZ]

4 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

Looking at Chonburi's cases it appears they are rising again, as well as the deaths.  My condolences to those that have lost a family member or friend.

As a Pattaya resident, I see the results as promising. Note Pattaya/Banglamung is  close to half the number of cases in the other 2 population areas listed.

[Olmate]

2 minutes ago, JensenZ said:

As a Pattaya resident, I see the results as promising. Note Pattaya/Banglamung is  close to half the number of cases in the other 2 population areas listed.

Construction site and campof new hotel in Soi Bokhownear City Hospital closed by Governor yesterday. 

[blackcab]

Personal comments directed towards a member have been removed.

[ourmanflint]

4 hours ago, dinsdale said:

Let me say this before certain others on this forum do.

 

Hopefully this drop represents the peak. 

You know the rules...

 

£1 in the jar

[anchadian]

Today there were 138 deaths in #Thailand

 

68 males & 70 females

3 foreigners died

Median age is 70 (14 days-93 years)

Most deaths in Bangkok (60)

Deaths reported in 27 provinces

74% of those who died were older than 60 years old

1 died at home

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1424247648270180354

[ourmanflint]

3 minutes ago, anchadian said:

Today there were 138 deaths in #Thailand

 

68 males & 70 females

3 foreigners died

Median age is 70 (14 days-93 years)

Most deaths in Bangkok (60)

Deaths reported in 27 provinces

74% of those who died were older than 60 years old

1 died at home

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1424247648270180354

The mind boggles to why they are not targeting the elderly before giving anyone else vaccinations if "74% of those who died were older than 60 years old"

 

And even now some idiots are talking about vaccinating children

[anchadian]

8 new clusters in #Thailand:

 

Chonburi (company) +19

Samut Sakhon (company) +65

Samut Prakan (company + factory) +26

Pathum Thani (company) +9

Chachoengsao (factory) +10

Ayutthaya (company) +11

Chanthaburi (factory) +31

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1424250517392289794

 

[ExpatOilWorker]

14 minutes ago, anchadian said:

Today there were 138 deaths in #Thailand

 

68 males & 70 females

3 foreigners died

Median age is 70 (14 days-93 years)

Most deaths in Bangkok (60)

Deaths reported in 27 provinces

74% of those who died were older than 60 years old

1 died at home

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1424247648270180354

Is there a breakdown in nationality of the foreigners that have perished?

[DrJack54]

8 minutes ago, ourmanflint said:

The mind boggles to why they are not targeting the elderly before giving anyone else vaccinations if "74% of those who died were older than 60 years old"

 

And even now some idiots are talking about vaccinating children

Agree.

Also note that only ~17% of population is 60+. Clearly the 60+ group should be #1 priority.

Median age often ~ 67 which means half the daily deaths are over 67ish.

[anchadian]

Out of 19,627 local cases (not in prisons)

 

Bangkok - 3,080

Chonburi - 1,476

Samut Sakhon - 1,391

Samut Prakan - 1,137

Nonthaburi - 757

Pathum Thani - 662

Nakhon Pathom - 578

Chachoengsao - 449

Saraburi - 396

Ayutthaya - 393

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1424252561796726787

 

[anchadian]

12 minutes ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

Is there a breakdown in nationality of the foreigners that have perished?

Yesterday 207 Thais, 2 Myanmars, 2 Chineses, and one Indian aged between 31-97.

 

We usually get a daily count of those that perished by nationaility later in the day.

Edited August 8, 2021 by anchadian

[anchadian]

Must be the weekend....rest days?

 

National Vaccination Rollout:

 

DAY 54: 480,155

DAY 55: 194,342 <— Saturday

DAY 56: 180,552 <— Sunday

DAY 57: 332,299

DAY 58: 379,271

DAY 59: 383,607

DAY 60: 670,834

DAY 61: 647,571

DAY 62: 198,527 <— Saturday

 

TOTAL: 16,378,114 doses

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1424253121274863618

[JensenZ]

38 minutes ago, Olmate said:

Construction site and campof new hotel in Soi Bokhownear City Hospital closed by Governor yesterday. 

That's even better news. If the reported infections are clumped together in construction sites, the infections in the general community are fewer.

[Bkk Brian]

3 minutes ago, anchadian said:

Must be the weekend....rest days?

 

National Vaccination Rollout:

 

DAY 54: 480,155

DAY 55: 194,342 <— Saturday

DAY 56: 180,552 <— Sunday

DAY 57: 332,299

DAY 58: 379,271

DAY 59: 383,607

DAY 60: 670,834

DAY 61: 647,571

DAY 62: 198,527 <— Saturday

 

TOTAL: 16,378,114 doses

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1424253121274863618

Or artifact ????

[VBF]

5 hours ago, jacko45k said:

No, that is not a word I would use in that context......  simply the weekend testing effect.....

Possibly similar to the UK where numbers often appeared to drop over weekends due to less reporting over weekends?

Is that what you mean?

[jacko45k]

51 minutes ago, JensenZ said:

As a Pattaya resident, I see the results as promising. Note Pattaya/Banglamung is  close to half the number of cases in the other 2 population areas listed.

Well only a few days prior it was higher than both Sri Racha and Mueng Chonburi. It is up and down, likely depending on clusters being found.

[jacko45k]

3 minutes ago, VBF said:

Possibly similar to the UK where numbers often appeared to drop over weekends due to less reporting over weekends?

Is that what you mean?

Yes.... the word 'artifact' is not familiar to me in that context.

[anchadian]

21 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

Agree.

Also note that only ~17% of population is 60+. Clearly the 60+ group should be #1 priority.

Median age often ~ 67 which means half the daily deaths are over 67ish.

Agree.  Health care workers and those over 60 years and with underlying med conditions should have been number one priority from day 1, but unfortunately, this is Thailand.

 

How many VIPs, tourist workers, etc have been vaccinated to date?

[malibukid]

Pryut can take a victory lap now

[Bkk Brian]

14 minutes ago, JensenZ said:

That's even better news. If the reported infections are clumped together in construction sites, the infections in the general community are fewer.

Also 19 medical workers

https://thepattayanews.com/2021/08/08/chonburi-announces-1476-covid-19-cases-with-eight-new-deaths/