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Thailand on Monday (August 9) reported 19,603 new COVID-19 cases and 149 additional deaths over the past 24 hours.



● 19,290 new infections


● 313 prison / prison infections
 
Monday’s cases bring the total number of COVID-19 infections in Thailand to 776,108 with 6,353 deaths. 
(Total infections since April 1: 747,245)
 
The news comes as the Public Health Ministry has decided to allow health units to administer Favipiravir to all groups of COVID-19 patients, including those currently under home and community isolation.

 

Public Health Ministry Permanent Secretary Dr Kiattiphum Wongworajit said the ministry has adjusted a plan to administer the antiviral drug to speed up and widen its coverage to all groups of COVID-19 patients so as to handle soaring new cases and deaths.

 

He said as of August 4, demand for the drug has risen to 850,000 tablets per day, with 760,000 tablets distributed in Bangkok.

 

 

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Total of 19,603 new infections, with 313 of those from prison and 19,290 in the community. 149 covid deaths recorded. Weekend effect still in play or is this a flatline period we will now see for a few days?

 

The above official new cases do not include new positive counts from Rapid Tests.

 

Rapid test positive: 

Total number of cases inclusive of rapid test: 

 

Rolling 7 day average (up to 7th Aug) which includes prison cases and bar chart of community cases from daily official announcements. 

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

I will be interested to see if this fall is once again primarily from BKK.

MONDAY: There are 19,603 RT-PCR cases and 958 ATK cases. Out of 214,421 patients in care, 73,966 are in hospital and 62,942 are in home/community isolation. 5,218 are in a serious condition (+61) and 1,084 are on ventilators (+14) #Thailand #COVID19

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1424535190072815619

Chonburi Public Health Office has just announced they have 1,318 new cases and 6 more deaths. Most new cases are in Chonburi City (369), Bang Lamung/Pattaya (256), and Si Racha (367). 18,535 patients are now in care #COVID19 #โควิดวันนี้ #Thailand

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1424516950558871554

#COVID19 Update on Monday: 19,603 new cases (313 from prisons) and 149 deaths. 19,819 released from care. Full details at 12:30pm. #โควิดวันนี้ #Thailand

 

6 Aug: 21,379 - 191 dead

7 Aug: 21,838 - 212 dead

8 Aug: 19,983 - 138 dead

9 Aug: 19,603 - 149 dead

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1424532080130592770

2 minutes ago, anchadian said:

MONDAY: There are 19,603 RT-PCR cases and 958 ATK cases. Out of 214,421 patients in care, 73,966 are in hospital and 62,942 are in home/community isolation. 5,218 are in a serious condition (+61) and 1,084 are on ventilators (+14) #Thailand #COVID19

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1424535190072815619

958 positive rapid tests brings unofficial total up to 20,056

Thonburi Healthcare Group (THG) chairman Dr. Boon Vanasin looked like a saint and savior to many people when he began fearlessly pushing to procure mRNA vaccines three months ago. But those same people are now wondering if they placed their trust in the wrong guy.

https://www.thaipbsworld.com/dr-boon-vanasin-the-medical-tycoon-in-eye-of-thailands-vaccine-storm/

20 minutes ago, anchadian said:

Thonburi Healthcare Group (THG) chairman Dr. Boon Vanasin looked like a saint and savior to many people when he began fearlessly pushing to procure mRNA vaccines three months ago. But those same people are now wondering if they placed their trust in the wrong guy.

https://www.thaipbsworld.com/dr-boon-vanasin-the-medical-tycoon-in-eye-of-thailands-vaccine-storm/

Looks like he was responsible for bringing false hopes but then so were .people like Anutin

From here - https://twitter.com/NBTWORLDNews/status/1424263061557243910

 

 

The graph of the 7 day average in Sisaket - coming down I hope (ever the optimist). Note the data includes reported up to 8th (as occurred on 7th). For all those not in Bangkok and other similar vaccine preferred areas.

 

9 minutes ago, anchadian said:

. But those same people are now wondering if they placed their trust in the wrong guy.

Bet he loved that USA tv show.

Dallas. JR Ewing all over. 

35 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

Total of 19,603 new infections, with 313 of those from prison and 19,290 in the community. 149 covid deaths recorded. Weekend effect still in play or is this a flatline period we will now see for a few days?

 

The above official new cases do not include new positive counts from Rapid Tests.

 

Rapid test positive: 

Total number of cases inclusive of rapid test: 

 

Rolling 7 day average (up to 7th Aug) which includes prison cases and bar chart of community cases from daily official announcements. 

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

Just get a real sheet, presenting the real numbers instead of an average that is blamed on limited testing. If they want to blame it on limited testing, the numbers should be higher instead. 

 

Southeast Asia saw a decline in new Covid-19 cases for the second successive day, although deaths were higher on Sunday, collated data showed. #Asean #COVID19 #TheNationThailand

 

https://www.nationthailand.com/international/40004399

13 minutes ago, Scrotobike said:

The graph of the 7 day average in Sisaket - coming down I hope

Good but too early to get your skis out. The slope might yet turn up.

Figures could rise again later in the week as the weekend has only just passed.

 

If still going down on Thursday a bit more reason for hope.

26 minutes ago, anchadian said:

MONDAY: There are 19,603 RT-PCR cases and 958 ATK cases. Out of 214,421 patients in care, 73,966 are in hospital and 62,942 are in home/community isolation. 5,218 are in a serious condition (+61) and 1,084 are on ventilators (+14) #Thailand #COVID19

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1424535190072815619

That chart also shows the average daily tests declining, down now to 50,036. I was under the impression tests should be increasing in a situation like this.

Just now, Denim said:

Good but too early to get your skis out. The slope might yet turn up.

Figures could rise again later in the week as the weekend has only just passed.

 

If still going down on Thursday a bit more reason for hope.

Sure - also included are the relocates from BKK and other deep dark red places, these could act as a distortion. 

 

I want to believe the numbers.  But let's face it, there is no way to get a hospital bed anyways so are people just giving up?  

How many aren't being counted?

Then I think of India and their wave dropped too - and yes, there were lots who did not get any diagnosis at all.

Here's hoping that it drops.  The strain on health care must be horrendous.  

31 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

Looks like he was responsible for bringing false hopes but then so were .people like Anutin

The lesson is, don't trust any of them and it has served me well in my 31 years here. 

18 minutes ago, anchadian said:

Southeast Asia saw a decline in new Covid-19 cases for the second successive day, although deaths were higher on Sunday, collated data showed. #Asean #COVID19 #TheNationThailand

 

https://www.nationthailand.com/international/40004399

I realize many not interested in numbers for Vietnam, however that's another place where the numbers bounce around. Back up to ~9700 and deaths 381.

 

Excellent news. Looks like the curve is flattening and the peak may have been reached. 

More than 57,000 frontline medics given Pfizer booster shot

 

The Department of Disease Control said on Sunday that from August 4 to 7, more than 57,000 medical professionals who had previously got two jabs of Sinovac vaccine were given a dose of Pfizer vaccine to boost their immunity against Covid-19.

 

https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40004401

Phuket is providing by default a very good study on breakthrough infections from western vaccines. The incoming travellers have all been double vaxxed, provided negative covid certificates before arriving and pcr tests on arrival and the stats so far are:

 

18,267 people arrived, out of that 52 have tested positive so a rate of 0.3%, which looks to be quite good.

 

The other study I hope they are doing is the amount of breakthrough infections in the community, numbers there seem to be going up, 84 local to be added today yet Phuket claims to have more than 70% vaxxed. Unfortunately they are not giving any details on that. With it being mainly Sinovac vaccines administered so far then it’s not surprising. 

 

 

"DAY 38: Report for the #PhuketSandbox: On 8th August, 638 international travellers (+33 from yesterday) arrived on 7 flights bringing the total to 18,267. So far, 52 people (+4) have tested positive. 347,814 room nights have been booked up until September."

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1424541202943156225

54 minutes ago, anchadian said:

Thonburi Healthcare Group (THG) chairman Dr. Boon Vanasin looked like a saint and savior to many people when he began fearlessly pushing to procure mRNA vaccines three months ago. But those same people are now wondering if they placed their trust in the wrong guy

From the linked article:

 

"Apart from booking Moderna shots for THG hospitals via the Government Pharmaceutical Organisation (GPO), Boon strongly implied he was in talks with BioNTech, the co-producer of the Pfizer vaccine."

26 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

That chart also shows the average daily tests declining, down now to 50,036. I was under the impression tests should be increasing in a situation like this.

Testing drops-numbers drop. There is always a correlation between the two. Add to this the rapid antigen tests. I'm not sure if anyone has found anything definitive about positive antigen people being sent for PCR and if found to be positive they are then included in daily totals. Have things now become even less transparent?

The reality is that this will be around for a long time unfortunately.  I just saw that Pfizer, Moderna and J&J have applied to the FDA to change the status of their vaccines from one of emergency use to one a true and approved vaccination.

 

Pfizer at the top for full approval it seems.

https://www.wkrg.com/health/coronavirus/pfizers-covid-19-vaccine-expected-to-receive-full-fda-approval-by-labor-day-report-says/

 

10 minutes ago, Kadilo said:

Excellent news. Looks like the curve is flattening and the peak may have been reached. 

Dreams are good.  Go big or go home in Making predictions keeps a positive outlook.

2 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

Dreams are good.  Go big or go home in Making predictions keeps a positive outlook.

What language is that?

8 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

Phuket is providing by default a very good study on breakthrough infections from western vaccines. The incoming travellers have all been double vaxxed, provided negative covid certificates before arriving and pcr tests on arrival and the stats so far are:

 

18,267 people arrived, out of that 52 have tested positive so a rate of 0.3%, which looks to be quite good.

 

The other study I hope they are doing is the amount of breakthrough infections in the community, numbers there seem to be going up, 84 local to be added today yet Phuket claims to have more than 70% vaxxed. Unfortunately they are not giving any details on that. With it being mainly Sinovac vaccines administered so far then it’s not surprising. 

 

 

"DAY 38: Report for the #PhuketSandbox: On 8th August, 638 international travellers (+33 from yesterday) arrived on 7 flights bringing the total to 18,267. So far, 52 people (+4) have tested positive. 347,814 room nights have been booked up until September."

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1424541202943156225

It would be nice to see transparency on the number of Phuket residents vaccinated, and with what brand of vaccine, who have also had a breakthrough Infection of Covid. Trying to stay positive. However, without transparency all it does is create doubt amongst many and is therefore viewed in a negative light.

3 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

Dreams are good.  Go big or go home in Making predictions keeps a positive outlook.

Time to drag out your Supertramp records. Dreamer....

Just now, DrJack54 said:

Time to drag out your Supertramp records. Dreamer....

Or dust off your Gloom and the Gang collection