Thailand reports 19,014 COVID-19 cases, 20,672 recoveries, 233 deaths

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Health care workers move a dead body to a container after a hospital morgue overwhelmed by COVID-19 deaths begun to store bodies in refrigerated containers, as the country struggles to deal with its biggest outbreak to date, in Pathum Thani, Thailand July 31, 2021. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

 

Thailand on Sunday reported 19,014 new COVID-19 cases and 233 additional deaths, according to the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).

 

A total of 20,672 recoveries were also reported. 

 

The new infections took the national tally to 1,049,295, with the death toll reaching 9,320, CCSA data showed.

 

Currently, there are 200,339 patients under medical treatment.

 

A total of 26.4 million COVID-19 vaccines have been administered between Feb. 28 to Aug. 20.

 

Approximately 8.5 percent of Thailand's nearly 70 million population have been fully vaccinated.

 

The news comes as the CCSA also revealed that about two-thirds of those who died recently after catching COVID-19 were not vaccinated against the disease.

 

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[anchadian]

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1429242886910996481

 

[anchadian]

Chonburi Public Health Office is reporting 1,092 new cases today and 2 more deaths. Most new cases are in Chonburi City (198), Bang Lamung/Pattaya (180), and Si Racha (381). There are now 19,929 patients in care #COVID19 #โควิดวันนี้ #Thailand

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1429228058221826051

 

[ThailandRyan]

At this rate we will reach 10k deaths by the end of the month.  The statistics are not in Thailand's favor at this point.  A lack of testing is the way I see it and why the numbers are in the 19k range.  All around us the bordering countries are getting knocked hard, but Thailand is a mystery with almost flatlined daily numbers with no large growth.  I wonder how many ATK kit tests were done over this Saturday and how many are now isolating at home.  Stay safe folks.

[Bkk Brian]

Drop in official pcr tested positive cases today despite the massive spike of over 7,000 rapid positive rapid tests yesterday. Official numbers now showing a downward trend since the 13th Aug. Those on ventilators have dropped to 1,117, down from 1,123 yesterday.

 

PCR tests, total of 19,014 official new infections, with just 196 of those from prison and 18,818 from community. Covid deaths last 24 hours is 233.

 

Rapid tests positive cases from rapid tests 2,039. 

https://ddc.moph.go.th/covid19-dashboard/

 

Rolling 7 day average (up to 20th Aug) which includes prison cases and bar chart of community cases and rapid tests from daily official announcements.

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

[anchadian]

Most cases today are in #Bangkok (4,405), followed by Samut Sakhon (1,499), Chonburi (1,095), Samut Prakan (749), Nonthaburi (696), Nakhon Pathom (638) Ratchaburi (560) and Chachoengsao (488).

 

* Numbers include inmates

#COVID19 #โควิด19 #โควิดวันนี้ #Thailand

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1429254253009248258

 

[anchadian]

SUNDAY: 19,014 confirmed cases, 2,039 probable cases from ATK testing and 233 deaths. Out of 200,339 patients, 40,827 are in hospital, 77,685 in hospitel and 76,728 in home/community isolation. 5,239 in a serious condition (+68) and 1,117 on ventilators (-6) #Thailand #COVID19

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1429252385029824522

 

[dinsdale]

So a 41% infection rate in BKK and 59% in the provinces. The daily figure does not seem to fit with this. When will yesterday's 7000 positive antigen tests show up? 2000 today so 10,000 in three days. Why did they stop doing >70,000 PCR tests per day and reduce it to high 40k low 50k? 

Edited August 22, 2021 by dinsdale

[ThailandRyan]

Bangkoks number are still staying strong even with reduced testing.  I think with the ATK test kits they would probably be close to 5k positives still.

[HampiK]

1 minute ago, ThailandRyan said:

Bangkoks number are still staying strong even with reduced testing.  I think with the ATK test kits they would probably be close to 5k positives still.

But Bangkok I think have now behind Phuket and Samui the most vaccinated persons. This also could help to reduced (or let's say not grow) the amount of person have to go hospital.

[ThailandRyan]

1 minute ago, dinsdale said:

So a 41% infection rate in BKK and 59% in the provinces. The daily figure does not seem to fit with this. When will yesterday's 7000 positive antigen tests show up? 2000 today so 10,000 in three days. Why did the stop doing >70,000 PCR tests per day and reduce it to high 40k low 50k? 

Obviously a rhetorical question @dinsdale. We can guess the reasoning with an October opening still on the books.  Vietnam tommorow will place HoChiMin City in a locked in status with use of the military to deliver aid and food to the locked in residents.  Here the military is needed to secure the borders......

[Caldera]

24 minutes ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

The news comes as the CCSA also revealed that about two-thirds of those who died recently after catching COVID-19 were not vaccinated against the disease.

That doesn't exactly sound great, considering that the unvaccinated are still more than two-thirds of the population.

[ThailandRyan]

3 minutes ago, HampiK said:

But Bangkok I think have now behind Phuket and Samui the most vaccinated persons. This also could help to reduced (or let's say not grow) the amount of person have to go hospital.

Don't think to hard, the hospitals have a waiting list and folks are dying at home here in BKK before they can get treatment.

Edited August 22, 2021 by ThailandRyan

[HampiK]

1 minute ago, Caldera said:

That doesn't exactly sound great, considering that the unvaccinated are still more than two-thirds of the population.

let's not forget... for Thailand vaccinated means 1 injection!
So let's hope 2 injection still helps

[Marvin Hagler]

Wow…it really does seem like the Government are going into full deceit mode….they have absolutely no shame. Reduce tests, discount results we don’t like…kind of sounds like the election they had!! 

[Olmate]

Why is this post headed with a morgue photo from the hospital at Pathum Thani 3 weeks ago?

[anchadian]

According to a @NIDA_Poll,

most people thought that the cause of the outbreak was because of the people's carelessness in preventing it and also because the country doesn't have enough vaccines. For trusted information, 43.91% turned to doctors and academics #Thailand #COVID19

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1429260459606122500

 

[dinsdale]

Further to my previous post if the rate of infection in BKK is 41% and today's number for BKK is 4,400 then that represents around 10,000 tests in BKK for these numbers. That is a ludicrously low number of tests. If testing was doubled in BKK then today's number would be 8,800. If testing was at the 70,000 mark nation wide then it's fair to extrapolate that the number of infections would be >30k. 

[daveAustin]

18 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

Why did they stop doing >70,000 PCR tests per day and reduce it to high 40k low 50k? 

Simply add a 0 to official figures for clarity. Thailand’s numbers have been bs from the start. Only in denial expats lap it up. 

[Kadilo]

As stated in the OP now 8.5% of the population double jabbed with a 70% target of mid January at the current rates of vaccination. 
 

https://covidvax.live/en/location/tha

[ThailandRyan]

10 minutes ago, Olmate said:

Why is this post headed with a morgue photo from the hospital at Pathum Thani 3 weeks ago?

Why not use it, they still are taking the deceased to refrigerated containers before they can be sent for a cremation. Did you want a photo of Rainbows and unicorns instead. I mean it's not a good photo for the families of people who are dying, but it is reality.

[Why Me]

The virus seems to be banging its head against a daily new case max of about 20k. This can't be due to the vaccination numbers which are still minuscule. Hate to say it but must be the lockdown. Which means the govts. going to be encouraged to prolong the misery.

[Olmate]

10 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

Why not use it, they still are taking the deceased to refrigerated containers before they can be sent for a cremation. Did you want a photo of Rainbows and unicorns instead. I mean it's not a good photo for the families of people who are dying, but it is reality.

I was hoping for an answer from someone who knows.

[anchadian]

4 minutes ago, Olmate said:

I was hoping for an answer from someone who knows.

The only person that can answer your queston is the OP.

[Bkk Brian]

7 minutes ago, Olmate said:

I was hoping for an answer from someone who knows.

https://aseannow.com/contact/

[mtls2005]

49 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

So a 41% infection rate in BKK and 59% in the provinces.

 

Can you share how you arrived at these figures?

 

Maybe they are buried in a post or a government report somewhere?

 

Thanks.

[anchadian]

Southeast Asia saw a decrease in new Covid-19 cases and related deaths on Saturday for the second successive day, collated data showed. #COVID19 #ASEAN #international #ThailandNews #TheNationThailand https://nationthailand.com/international/40005072

 

[dinsdale]

8 minutes ago, mtls2005 said:

 

Can you share how you arrived at these figures?

 

Maybe they are buried in a post or a government report somewhere?

 

Thanks.

BP

 

[dinsdale]

24 minutes ago, Why Me said:

The virus seems to be banging its head against a daily new case max of about 20k. This can't be due to the vaccination numbers which are still minuscule. Hate to say it but must be the lockdown. Which means the govts. going to be encouraged to prolong the misery.

Could it be lack of testing rather than the 'lockdown'? We all know that if you did zero tests you would have zero cases. 

[sungod]

Numbers of infections plateauing, coming down slowly in many cases. Unfortunately with the numbers of late,  deaths will be low triple digits for a while.

 

Good to see the continuation of more being released from hospital than going in.

 

Yesterday Thailand was 130th in the world for infections per 1m of the population, today a very slight slip in the right direction to 131st.

 

Still 140th in the world for deaths per 1m of the population.

 

Early days yet, but fingers crossed we keep seeing improvements. I really hope the worst is behind us now!