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Thailand on Monday (October 18) reported 10,111 new COVID-19 cases, 10,612 recoveries and 63 additional deaths over the past 24 hours. 

 

◼︎ 10,612 recoveries

◼︎ 10,070 new infections 

◼︎ 41 prison / prison infections

 

▶︎ Total infections since April 1: 1,764,949

▶︎ Total recoveries since since April 1: 1,640,824 

 

Monday’s cases bring the total number of COVID-19 infections in Thailand to 1,793,812 with 18,336 deaths.

 

The news comes as a recent opinion poll shows 60.1% of Thai people surveyed do not agree with the November 1st reopening of Thailand to vaccinated foreign travels without quarantine, saying that the country is not yet ready because less than 70% of the population have been vaccinated.

 

The survey also shows, however, that 39.9% of those surveyed agree that the November 1st target is timely.

 

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Chonburi Public Health Office is reporting 354 new cases today (the lowest in more than 3 months) and two deaths. Most new cases are in Chonburi City (65), Si Racha (94), and Bang Lamung/Pattaya (71). There are 7,768 patients in care #COVID19 #โควิดวันนี้ #Thailand

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1449893443161899008

Phuket health authorities are reporting 144 new local cases , one case from the Sandbox and three deaths. There are 2,552 patients in care . The #PhuketSandbox has had 155 cases since 1st July #COVID19 #โควิด19 #โควิดวันนี้ #Thailand

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1449893643041456132

PCR test positive cases, total of 10,111 official new infections, with 41 of those from prison and 10,070 from the community. 63 official covid deaths recorded.  

 

Rapid tests positive cases, 1,700 bringing the unofficial total to 11,811

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

 

Rolling 7 day average (up to 16th Oct) which includes prison cases and bar chart of community cases from daily official announcements.

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

The number of Covid-19 cases crossed 12.78 million across Southeast Asia, with 32,979 new cases reported on Sunday. #COVID19 #Asean #TheNationThailand

 

https://www.nationthailand.com/international/40007636

UPDATE: 10,111 confirmed cases, 1,700 probable cases (ATK), and 63 deaths (1.02%). Out of 107,226 patients , 41,894 are in hospital, 56,044 in hospitel and 7,415 in home/community isolation. 2,831 in a serious condition (+11) with 644 on ventilators (-14) #Thailand #COVID19

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1449912056669372418

24 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

PCR test positive cases, total of 10,111 official new infections, with 41 of those from prison and 10,070 from the community. 63 official covid deaths recorded.  

 

Rapid tests positive cases, 1,700 bringing the unofficial total to 11,811

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

 

Rolling 7 day average (up to 16th Oct) which includes prison cases and bar chart of community cases from daily official announcements.

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

It looks like you have a couple of artifacts in your data.

40 minutes ago, anchadian said:

UPDATE: 10,111 confirmed cases, 1,700 probable cases (ATK), and 63 deaths (1.02%). Out of 107,226 patients , 41,894 are in hospital, 56,044 in hospitel and 7,415 in home/community isolation. 2,831 in a serious condition (+11) with 644 on ventilators (-14) #Thailand #COVID19

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1449912056669372418

Nice to see that the cases on ventilators are improving as the deaths start to definitely trend downward, however cases are still entering the hospitals and facilities on an almost even basis with discharges.  In order for Thailand to open up the country they need to ensure that their is a certain percentage of beds available in case thigs go pear shaped. Of course this is my view, and at a flatline and the continued daily cases occurring and needing treatment I wonder what the available space is as of now.

The Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) will sell antigen test kits (ATKs) for the new coronavirus at Bt40 each starting from October 18. #GPO #ATK #COVID19 #TheNationThailand

 

https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40007647

41 minutes ago, Danderman123 said:

It looks like you have a couple of artifacts in your data.

Not enough testing ™️

18 minutes ago, anchadian said:

The Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) will sell antigen test kits (ATKs) for the new coronavirus at Bt40 each starting from October 18. #GPO #ATK #COVID19 #TheNationThailand

 

https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40007647

That is a great price as they currently range from 200 to 400 Thb in pharmacies surrounding the Area I live in.

2 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

That is a great price as they currently range from 200 to 400 Thb in pharmacies surrounding the Area I live in.

Fire sale, maybe part of that dodgy lot they bought from China

I have a question as far as the ATK kits go, How do you get the test registered so it shows up on the Mor Prom app under the digital pass heading or for that matter registered on the app at all in case you want to fly domestically and do not want to pay the cost to take a PCR test.  Talking to a friend this morning they said they took the test to a local hospital and had them perform it for him, of course at a cost which he would not tell me how much it was, and then they input that into the system.  However, since they are for home use, how in gods green earth do you get  it registered without mailing it in to the MOPH with your info as some directions I have seen that have been given to the Thai's.

1 hour ago, webfact said:

The news comes as a recent opinion poll shows 60.1% of Thai people surveyed do not agree with the November 1st reopening of Thailand to vaccinated foreign travels without quarantine, saying that the country is not yet ready because less than 70% of the population have been vaccinated.

Just looking at the top 10 Provinces vaccination rates, this was updated yesterday. Bangkok nearly at 70%, thats with a population estimate of 7.7 million.

https://covidtracker-th.netlify.app/

The bottom 10, still a very long way to go

https://covidtracker-th.netlify.app/

4 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

Just looking at the top 10 Provinces vaccination rates, this was updated yesterday. Bangkok nearly at 70%, thats with a population estimate of 7.7 million.

https://covidtracker-th.netlify.app/

 

So over 8 million of Bangkok’s estimated population of 7.7 million have received their first dose?

 

8 minutes ago, riparian said:

 

So over 8 million of Bangkok’s estimated population of 7.7 million have received their first dose?

 

69.8% of 7.7 million have been double jabbed.

53 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

Nice to see that the cases on ventilators are improving as the deaths start to definitely trend downward, however cases are still entering the hospitals and facilities on an almost even basis with discharges.  In order for Thailand to open up the country they need to ensure that their is a certain percentage of beds available in case thigs go pear shaped. Of course this is my view, and at a flatline and the continued daily cases occurring and needing treatment I wonder what the available space is as of now.

The introduction of the ATK testing is starting to achieve its reason for being.

Hospital admissions are just about on a par with the discharged Patients now.

However, with the ATK testing not being regulated, or monitored in any way, the total numbers that are Infected will out weigh the number of positive cases published by a significant number.

If these people that are sent home with a few Green Chiretta capsules and a box of Paracap are not strict with their isolation regime, then there are even more Positives within the Communities.

I am sure that the actual number of positives is well above 20 K, if all the cases that are walking around untested still are taken into consideration.

This is the main reason the figures are flatlined IMO.

It may not be the actual people that are " self Isolating " that are the problem, but family and Friends looking in on them to check they are Ok Etc and walking the Virus out with them.

 

9 minutes ago, Cake Monster said:

The introduction of the ATK testing is starting to achieve its reason for being.

Hospital admissions are just about on a par with the discharged Patients now.

However, with the ATK testing not being regulated, or monitored in any way, the total numbers that are Infected will out weigh the number of positive cases published by a significant number.

If these people that are sent home with a few Green Chiretta capsules and a box of Paracap are not strict with their isolation regime, then there are even more Positives within the Communities.

I am sure that the actual number of positives is well above 20 K, if all the cases that are walking around untested still are taken into consideration.

This is the main reason the figures are flatlined IMO.

It may not be the actual people that are " self Isolating " that are the problem, but family and Friends looking in on them to check they are Ok Etc and walking the Virus out with them.

 

Have you any evidence or experience with self/ home isolation folk and their visitors,friends etc? Think visitors would stay well shy of them.

2 hours ago, anchadian said:

Chonburi Public Health Office is reporting 354 new cases today (the lowest in more than 3 months) and two deaths. Most new cases are in Chonburi City (65), Si Racha (94), and Bang Lamung/Pattaya (71). There are 7,768 patients in care #COVID19 #โควิดวันนี้ #Thailand

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1449893443161899008

Further details:

https://thepattayanews.com/2021/10/18/chonburi-new-cases-of-covid-19-drop-to-another-over-three-month-low-with-354-and-2-new-deaths/

1 minute ago, Olmate said:

Have you any evidence or experience with self/ home isolation folk and their visitors,friends etc? Think visitors would stay well shy of them.

Yes I have.

SIL who is Vaxxed going into to a House full of Isolated people ( 8 inside ) to take meals and snacks.

For all of the 2 weeks ! 

When I said to Her about the possibility of her bringing out the Covid with her the reply was

" Its OK, I have Vaccine "

I sincerely hope not all Thais are as stupid as this one.

And the Day the Isolation finished, they all had a massive party to celebrate, with no Masks , distancing Etc Etc and people from outside the Isolation bubble joining them. !

Health officials on Sunday (Oct 17) reported 158 new COVID-19 cases, 49 were found in Hua Hin.

Elsewhere in the province, 88 cases were found in Pranburi, 4 cases in Sam Roi Yot, 3 cases in Kuiburi, No- case found in Thap Sakae, 3 cases in Bang Saphan, 3 cases in Bang Saphan Noi, and 8 cases in Mueang Prachuap Khiri Khan.

One death was reported today, a Thai man age 89-years-old, who lived in Thap-Tai, Hua Hin who had a congenital disease and was not vaccinated.

 

Oct 17: Prachuap reports 158 new COVID-19 cases, 49 cases in Hua Hin - Hua Hin Today English Newspaper Info, Reports, Events and News Social Life

Dr Suriya Khuharat of the Prachuap Khiri Khan public health authority described the virus situation in Hua Hin as concerning yesterday.

 

Cases at the downtown fresh food market of Chatchai were now at 81.

 

He said there was a cluster at a restaurant 100 meters from the market involving 14 people, another involving 14 at a Khao Tom restaurant and 36 cases associated with a bakery in Soi 51.

 

https://aseannow.com/topic/1235850-covid-19-cases-in-hua-hin-concerning-more-clusters-at-restaurants-bakery-main-market-81-positive/?fbclid=IwAR0QvRlkqKd3UTCeTCdtI4YVt-IOw3EENVeKWE2XaHWHGOH77byyA76CfOg

 

1 hour ago, Cake Monster said:

Yes I have.

SIL who is Vaxxed going into to a House full of Isolated people ( 8 inside ) to take meals and snacks.

For all of the 2 weeks ! 

When I said to Her about the possibility of her bringing out the Covid with her the reply was

" Its OK, I have Vaccine "

I sincerely hope not all Thais are as stupid as this one.

And the Day the Isolation finished, they all had a massive party to celebrate, with no Masks , distancing Etc Etc and people from outside the Isolation bubble joining them. !

Ok.certainly not myexperience. 4 gf kids familywere treated like leppers by friends and locals and are months later still avoided.

Molnupiravir will turn Covid-19 into an ordinary complaint: top virologist

 

Expert virologist Dr Yong Poovorawan confirmed that the new anti-viral drug Molnupiravir can reduce the risk of hospitalisation and death within five days.

 

https://www.nationthailand.com/life/40007655

Today there were 63 deaths in #Thailand

 

39 males & 24 females

Burmese (3), Chinese (1)

Age range is 17-97 years

70% of deaths aged 60+

Most deaths in the southern region (21)

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1449975963933032452

 

40 minutes ago, anchadian said:

Molnupiravir will turn Covid-19 into an ordinary complaint: top virologist

 

Expert virologist Dr Yong Poovorawan confirmed that the new anti-viral drug Molnupiravir can reduce the risk of hospitalisation and death within five days.

 

https://www.nationthailand.com/life/40007655

Its a pity the CCSA only approved the ordering of 50,000. Only a game changer if you have some.

Of the 10,046 cases in the general Thai population, the highest numbers were 1,046 in Bangkok followed by 756 in Yala, 615 in Nakhon Si Thammarat, 579 in Songkhla, 502 in Pattani, 466 in Narathiwat, 402 in Rayong and 354 in Chonburi.

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiEnquirer/status/1449976897861865478

 

44 minutes ago, anchadian said:

Molnupiravir will turn Covid-19 into an ordinary complaint: top virologist

 

Expert virologist Dr Yong Poovorawan confirmed that the new anti-viral drug Molnupiravir can reduce the risk of hospitalisation and death within five days.

 

https://www.nationthailand.com/life/40007655

Sounds like the Tamiflu version used for the Flu, except this one is for Covid.