Phuket COVID response teams test more than 4,000 in two days

[snoop1130]

The nine Phuket Comprehensive COVID-19 Response (Phuket CCR) teams have tested more than 4,000 people over the past two days, as well as identified ‘Group 608’ patients and provided hundreds of vaccinations. Photo: PPHO

 

PHUKET: The nine Phuket Comprehensive COVID-19 Response teams (Phuket CCR) deployed across the island have tested more than 4,000 people over the past two days, and identified 212 infected people in the community.

 

The teams were deployed yesterday as part of a new strategy to counter the high number of infections, which have remained above 200 for the past two weeks.

 

The initial goal announced was for the teams to test 25,000 people in a three-day intensive campaign that was announced as to conclude today (Sept 23).

 

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[smedly]

2 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

PHUKET: The nine Phuket Comprehensive COVID-19 Response teams (Phuket CCR) deployed across the island have tested more than 4,000 people over the past two days, and identified 212 infected people in the community.

so that means that currenly there are an estimated 21,200 out of the population of 400,000 currently that have covid 19 on the Island and is likely spreading fast 

[MrJ2U]

 

2 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

tested more than 4,000 people over the past two days

 

2 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The initial goal announced was for the teams to test 25,000 people in a three-day intensive campaign that was announced as to conclude today (Sept 23).

So they were 21,00 people short of there goal for testing.

 

Thats roughly a 19% infection rate.

 

That's probably why they stopped (were ordered) to stop testing.

 

[wensiensheng]

8 hours ago, MrJ2U said:

 

 

So they were 21,00 people short of there goal for testing.

 

Thats roughly a 19% infection rate.

 

That's probably why they stopped (were ordered) to stop testing.

 

Isn’t it about 5% or so positivity rate? Still high bearing in mind these are folks going out and about in the community.

No mention of contact tracing I note.

 

and a huge shortfall on testing numbers. Perhaps nobody wanted to be tested for fear of being interned?

[MrJ2U]

3 hours ago, wensiensheng said:

Isn’t it about 5% or so positivity rate? Still high bearing in mind these are folks going out and about in the community.

No mention of contact tracing I note.

 

and a huge shortfall on testing numbers. Perhaps nobody wanted to be tested for fear of being interned?

Thanks,

 

Math was never my good point.

 

5.3%.