FILE PHOTO: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients are seen at a field hospital in Bangkok, Thailand August 5, 2021. Picture taken August 5, 2021. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

 

Thailand on Tuesday (August 24) reported 17,165 new COVID-19 cases, 20,059 recoveries and 226 additional deaths over the past 24 hours.

 

● 20,059 recoveries

● 16,973 new infections 

● 192 prison / prison infections

 

Tuesday’s cases bring the total number of COVID-19 infections in Thailand to 1,083,951 with 9,788 deaths.

(Total infections since April 1: 1,055,088)

 

The news comes as Thailand will receive 61 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine this year, a government spokesperson said on Monday, as the Southeast Asian country rushes to vaccinate its population amid a surge in coronavirus infections.

 

Thailand is AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing hub for the region, but has been slow to obtain enough shots to inoculate its population. About 9% of Thailand's 66 million people have been fully vaccinated.

 

"This is good news, it will help create herd immunity faster. This will take pressure off the health care system, help people return to their normal lives and speed up economic recovery," government spokesperson Anucha Burapachaisri said in a statement.

 

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https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1429968030604218373

 

PCR Positive tests, total of 17,165 official new infections, with 192 of those from prison and 16,973 from community. Total of 50,718 pcr lab tests yesterday down again. Covid deaths last 24 hours is 226.

 

Rapid tests positive cases from rapid tests 314. 

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

 

Rolling 7 day average (up to 22nd Aug) which includes prison cases and bar chart of community cases and rapid tests from daily official announcements.

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

 

TUESDAY: 17,165 confirmed cases & 314 probable ATK cases. 7-day testing average is 50,718. Out of 192,334 patients, 30,930 in hospital, 79,144 in hospitel and 78,025 in home/community isolation. 5,229 in a serious condition (-61) and 1,095 on ventilators (+1) #Thailand #COVID19

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1429972176661217281

Chonburi Public Health Office is reporting 816 new cases today and 8 more deaths. Most new cases are in Chonburi City (209), Bang Lamung/Pattaya (148), and Si Racha (247). There are now 19,341 patients in care #COVID19 #โควิดวันนี้ #Thailand

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1429951043698249729

 

The number of Covid-19 cases in Southeast Asia crossed 9.39 million, with 76,446 new cases reported on Monday, lower than Sunday’s tally of 81,948. #COVID19 #ASEAN #TheNationThailand

 

https://www.nationthailand.com/international/40005155

Todays cases of 17,165 positive with 226 deaths makes me wonder how many tests were conducted via PCR and ATK.  How many ATK positives are there that were not counted as an actual case.  I hope that we are on the backside of this wave, but with testing being reduced it makes one wonder.  The tell all is definitely how many beds are filled, how full CCU's and ICU's are and then deaths are also a metric.  Of course locked in bubble and sealed factories and company's are becoming more and more frequent and those numbers just glossed over and out of sight out of mind.

 

Woke up early this morning to partake of a video streaming of the memorial service for my Brother in-laws brother.  I know I said I was taking some time off from the forums, but after a day of not reading or partaking on all OP's and not just the Covid Forum I returned needing the distraction.  We each mourn in our own way.  Life is tenuous and to get caught up in grief and holding on to it instead of letting things go is unhealthy, the same as intolerant posters who seem to enjoy trying to get under peoples skin.  With that I will move on.

 

To reduce the lockdowns is being earnestly looked at as we speak, but whatever they decide to do there are always two sides to the coin.  Risks must ne taken, but then the risk needs to be assessed and offset by other measures.  Children need to go to school, but then unless they are vaccinated or bubble and sealed the family risks the possibility of an infection being transmitted back to another family if someone in the family has covid.  We know that children have a stronger immune system and can fight the virus better than the older adults, but then that is why all need to be vaccinated.  

 

Today the US FDA approved the Pfizer vaccine in whole and hopefully others will follow suit. 

https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-approves-first-covid-19-vaccine

 

While there are other studies being conducted that say the vaccines are dangerous.  Until those other studies, and I will post who conducted it "Francis Crick Institute in the United Kingdom", are peer reviewed and verified as to the testing method used, one has to take everything as a whole and make their own informed decision as to whether a vaccination is what they want.  Choice is tough as I have seen first hand what can happen to non vaccinated family members.  Sure it happens to vaccinated folks as well, but not as high of a percentage have those breakthrough infections and pass on.

 

Stay safe folks and cherish everyday you are above ground and with family.

Edited August 24, 20215 yr by ThailandRyan

6 minutes ago, webfact said:

"This is good news, it will help create herd immunity faster. This will take pressure off the health care system, help people return to their normal lives and speed up economic recovery," government spokesperson Anucha Burapachaisri said in a statement.

Thai government spokesperson.

 

Professor with Knighthood, head of Oxford Vaccine Group.

Reaching herd immunity is “not a possibility” with the current Delta variant, the head of the Oxford Vaccine Group has said.

Giving evidence to MPs on Tuesday, Prof Sir Andrew Pollard said the fact that vaccines did not stop the spread of Covid meant reaching the threshold for overall immunity in the population was “mythical”.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/10/delta-variant-renders-herd-immunity-from-covid-mythical

My Mrs claims one of the deaths was certainly Banglamung as she heard a staff member at one of the charitable facilities she used to attend had died of Covid.... female in her 60s. Has always been some relative of a friend or 2 steps away before..... 

The Thai government now planning to loosen restrictions is yet another utter disaster waiting to happen.  Childish pipe dream to think that restrictions can safely be loosened at this point.  Delusional.  Declaring victory w-a-y too soon.

 

In fact, here's what Johns Hopkins University says about what a country should do when it has a high test positivity rate (and Thailand right now has an *extremely* high test positivity rate):

"A high percent positive means that more testing should probably be done — and it suggests that it is not a good time to relax restrictions aimed at reducing coronavirus transmission. Because a high percentage of positive tests suggests high coronavirus infection rates (due to high transmission in the community), a high percent positive can indicate it may be a good time to add restrictions to slow the spread of disease."

https://publichealth.jhu.edu/2020/covid-19-testing-understanding-the-percent-positive

Prediction:  New lockdown to quell raging outbreaks will be firmly in place by 15 October.  Prayut and Anutin will have to walk away with their tails between their legs.

 

It is very very hard to believe anything this government says or the figures it publishes. Getting the numbers to look lower than reality has clearly been the goal over the last couple of weeks using whatever means neccessary.

 

FWIW I agree they should open up ASAP and just live with the virus…poor countries can’t afford not to. It is the lying and decoy that annoys me.

8 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

PCR Positive tests, total of 17,165 official new infections, with 192 of those from prison and 16,973 from community. Total of 50,718 pcr lab tests yesterday down again. Covid deaths last 24 hours is 226.

 

Rapid tests positive cases from rapid tests 314. 

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

 

Rolling 7 day average (up to 22nd Aug) which includes prison cases and bar chart of community cases and rapid tests from daily official announcements.

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

 

Cases versus testing metrics still show an abhorant positivity percentage.  Ugh.

Just watched a news story on Channel 36 of a Thai man who was vaccinated twice with Sinovac, then went to the US and was double vaccinated with Moderna, he then returned here and obtained his 5th vaccination, a booster of Pfizer.  What the hell is wrong with people, 5 vaccines in 6 months.  He must be really scared of getting the virus while many here still have no vaccinations, this is a sad reality and tells us that if you have money then you can do what you want and need to stay safe.....

3 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

Cases versus testing metrics still show an abhorant positivity percentage.  Ugh.

The positivity rate for close contacts and hospital walk-ins is always high.

Is it just me, or (upon reading quickly) does this headline mislead a bit? ????

Nearly every day we get the 'cases' number first, followed by deaths and recoveries.

But now we get 'recoveries' first, which is a higher number, as it has been for more than a week. ????????????????

But is anyone else skimming or scrolling and seeing 20,xxx and presuming it's new infections due to not reading carefully?

I'm sure the OP didn't mean to mislead, but consistency is key with reporting daily figures. ????????

I LOVE how this headline leads with "recoveries" and then, as an afterthought, reports another 17,000+ infections.  

 

"Spin", anyone?

A post with an unattributed graph has been reported and removed.  

 

120,000 tests in New South Wales yesterday. Population 8.2 million. 50,718 tests in Thailand yesterday. Population 70 million.

The Delta variant seems to infect a lot of people in a short time, replaces other variants, spikes up, and then recedes. It does not seem to have such a high mortality rate per capita, although a lot of people die due to the large number of infections.

The news comes as Thailand will receive 61 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine this year, a government spokesperson said on Monday. This is the original order. Why is this news again unless they are ordering another 61 million plus the 61 million that Thailand has already been getting at 5 million doses a month?

6 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

120,000 tests in New South Wales yesterday. Population 8.2 million. 50,718 tests in Thailand yesterday. Population 70 million.

China tested 11 million in Wuhan in less than a week. I get your point.

11 minutes ago, Danderman123 said:

The positivity rate for close contacts and hospital walk-ins is always high.

Getting about 13-15K walk-ins daily. It is known that with Delta houshold spread is 100%. You would therefore expect a very high rate of positives amongst all close contacts of walk-in positives. Daily infection numbers, however, does not support this hypothesis. 

19 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

Cases versus testing metrics still show an abhorant positivity percentage.  Ugh.

I want to believe but yesterday’s all time high positivity rates across the board for pro active in. Bangkok and Rapid tests throughout Thailand does not give confidence that anywhere near the right numbers are being found.

26 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

Just watched a news story on Channel 36 of a Thai man who was vaccinated twice with Sinovac, then went to the US and was double vaccinated with Moderna, he then returned here and obtained his 5th vaccination, a booster of Pfizer.  What the hell is wrong with people, 5 vaccines in 6 months.  He must be really scared of getting the virus while many here still have no vaccinations, this is a sad reality and tells us that if you have money then you can do what you want and need to stay safe.....

That is Thai society in a nutshell. 

Catch 22 for this government.

 

Remain closed and control the virus spread and political protests, or...

 

Open up and risk a 4th wave of the virus while letting the masses out onto the streets.

 

Either way political and economic instability is on the cards for the foreseeable. 

Daily vaccinations fell to 206,820, from 500k-600k.

 

Still only ~ 12%  (50 mm people was the goal) "fully" vaxxed, most with the waning immunity of Sinovac.

 

And reserves seem to be low - hence the fanfare for 150k doses of AZ from Bhutan.

 

 

Vaccinations won't slow the next wave I fear.

 

 

Good news, more recoveries than new cases.

 

Why is anyone concerned about prisoners?

8 minutes ago, mtls2005 said:

Daily vaccinations fell to 206,820, from 500k-600k.

 

Still only ~ 12%  (50 mm people was the goal) "fully" vaxxed, most with the waning immunity of Sinovac.

 

And reserves seem to be low - hence the fanfare for 150k doses of AZ from Bhutan.

 

 

Vaccinations won't slow the next wave I fear.

 

 

Latest data shows almost 9% of population have received both doses whilst 30% have now had their first jab 

 

Current predictions are, at the current rate of vaccinations, that 70% of the population will be fully vaccinated by the beginning of January. 

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

 

5 minutes ago, Kadilo said:

Latest data shows almost 9% of population have received both doses whilst 30% have now had their first jab 

 

Current predictions are, at the current rate of vaccinations, that 70% of the population will be fully vaccinated by the beginning of January. 

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

 

Great link....thanks

1 minute ago, Olmate said:

Great link....thanks

Cheers. Thanks for the positive feedback. 
 

Nice to be reminded of the hard work that is being carried out behind the scenes to help support the proposed relaxing of measures to begin soon.