Thailand reports 7,960 new Covid-19 cases, 6,950 recoveries, 53 deaths

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Image: Reuters file photo

 

Thailand on Sunday reported 7,960 new Covid-19 cases, 6,950 recoveries and 53 deaths.

 

Sunday's cases bring the total number of cases reported in Thailand since the start of the pandemic to 1,967,999 and 1,939,136 since April 1, the start of the so-called third wave. 

 

Thailand's death toll from COVID-19 stands at 19,664 since the start of the pandemic and 19,570 since April 1.

 

On Disease Control Department (DCD) chief Dr Opas Karnkawinpong reported that 60 percent of the population in Thailand had received on vaccine dose, while 35 percent of the population are fully now fully vaccinated.

 

Dr Opas said he expects Thailand to reach the milestone of 80 million vaccine doses administered within the next couple of days.

 

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[Bkk Brian]

PCR test positive cases, total of 7,960 official new infections. 53 official covid deaths recorded. 

 

Rapid tests positive cases, 1,605 bringing the total of PCR and ATK results to 9,565

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

 

Rolling 7 day average chart (up to 5 Nov) and bar chart of both PCR and ATK totals

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

[anchadian]

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1457146719179730949

 

[anchadian]

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Edited November 7, 2021 by anchadian

[anchadian]

Southeast Asia witnessed a rise in new Covid-19 infections and a decline in deaths on Saturday (November 6), collated data showed. #ASEAN #COVID19 #thailand #ThailandNews #TheNationThailand

 

https://www.nationthailand.com/international/40008501

[Kadilo]

Encouraging to see a reduction in the death numbers again yesterday and over the past weeks trend following an uptick over the past couple of days. 
 

Latest official data from the worldometer ranking table for deaths/million of population over the past 7 days, including yesterday’s numbers, shows Thailand drop four places to 73rd  the world, 29 places below the UK.

 

Same table shows Thailand drop one place to 15th in Asia, 5 places below the Philippines and 2 places above Vietnam. 
 

Good to see the trend in the number of deaths over the past week fall to 6 deaths/million of population, down 1% from yesterday over the 7 day period, with the number of official infections also falling 8%

 

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https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/weekly-trends/#weekly_table

[dinsdale]

18 minutes ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

Thailand's death toll from COVID-19 stands at 19,664 since the start of the pandemic and 19,570 since April 1.

An interesting number. Being that someone on here keeps posting where Thailand lies globally on deaths overall it is I believe is pertinent to mention that Thailand's official death toll on April 1 was 96. That's 19,407 deaths in 8 months or an average 2,434 a month or an average of around 80 per day.

This is around 5,000 more than the UK in the same period. 

[ThailandRyan]

36 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

PCR test positive cases, total of 7,960 official new infections. 53 official covid deaths recorded. 

 

Rapid tests positive cases, 1,605 bringing the total of PCR and ATK results to 9,565

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

 

Rolling 7 day average chart (up to 5 Nov) and bar chart of both PCR and ATK totals

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

Looks like the trend is a slow bumpy rude downward. This is good but not great. Testing needs to be done on a wider basis as well. Vaccinations may be helping, but then only 40% or so are double vaccinated. 

 

Glad to see they are vaccinating more on a daily basis. A friend in the north just got his first vaccination and his Thai wife is waiting on her Moderna.

 

Shame the game this government played with the MRNA vaccines and not assisting in obtaining them.  The USA is still sitting on this vaccines they promised Thailand because the paperwork still has not been done.

 

 

[Olmate]

11 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

An interesting number. Being that someone on here keeps posting where Thailand lies globally on deaths overall it is I believe is pertinent to mention that Thailand's official death toll on April 1 was 96. That's 19,407 deaths in 8 months or an average 2,434 a month or an average of around 80 per day.

This is around 5,000 more than the UK in the same period. 

Where.s your link to your "around" guestimate? 

[dinsdale]

2 minutes ago, Olmate said:

Where.s your link to your "around" guestimate? 

Fair point it was a gusstimate and not a good one. It's as of yesterday's UK and Thai numbers Thailand recorded 4,411 more deaths than the UK. Around 4.5K would have been a better guesstimate. Still doesn't change the fact that Thailand had more deaths than the UK in the same period.

[Bkk Brian]

23 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

Looks like the trend is a slow bumpy rude downward. This is good but not great. Testing needs to be done on a wider basis as well. Vaccinations may be helping, but then only 40% or so are double vaccinated. 

 

Glad to see they are vaccinating more on a daily basis. A friend in the north just got his first vaccination and his Thai wife is waiting on her Moderna.

 

Shame the game this government played with the MRNA vaccines and not assisting in obtaining them.  The USA is still sitting on this vaccines they promised Thailand because the paperwork still has not been done.

 

 

Its a very slow ride down with the burden on the health service still strained to high levels which in turn means that many patients who would normally be using the services of local hospitals have to wait. For some perspective, Thailand still has 43,069 being treated in real hospitals, which is even higher than the US at 41,329, the UK at 9,160 and Malaysia at just 4,622.

 

The official covid deaths in Thailand are still trending up from last week's rolling average however they should head down again soon hopefully. The true measure of mortality of course the excess deaths despite being far higher than official covid deaths is also trending down showing a sure sign the worst is/should be over.

 

It does seem that the target of 100 million doses of vaccine to be administered by the end of the year should be achieved although that also includes 3rd doses. A great milestone when that does happen but could have been so much quicker had it not been for the incompetence in the vaccine procurement and the ongoing missteps with vaccine donations such as the US one still waiting.

[worrab]

Nice to see another drop from the previous figure of 94. Let's hope this trend can continue here and in other provinces.

 

Health officials on Saturday (Nov 6) reported 82 new COVID-19 cases, 30 were found in Hua Hin.

Elsewhere in the province, 28 cases were found in Pranburi, 5 cases in Sam Roi Yot, 1 case in Kuiburi, zero cases found in Thap Sakae, zero cases in Bang Saphan, 2 cases in Bang Saphan Noi, and 16 cases in Mueang Prachuap Khiri Khan. No deaths were reported today.

 

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[Bluetongue]

1 hour ago, ThailandRyan said:

Looks like the trend is a slow bumpy rude downward. This is good but not great. Testing needs to be done on a wider basis as well. Vaccinations may be helping, but then only 40% or so are double vaccinated. 

 

Glad to see they are vaccinating more on a daily basis. A friend in the north just got his first vaccination and his Thai wife is waiting on her Moderna.

 

Shame the game this government played with the MRNA vaccines and not assisting in obtaining them.  The USA is still sitting on this vaccines they promised Thailand because the paperwork still has not been done.

 

 

But hang on, just yesterday I think it was, you said that the downward trend had finished and we were on a long slow upward trend again. Not having a go because in reality yesterday was up, today is down. We have this daily thread discussing case numbers (mainly), I point out in some places they've stopped providing daily briefings, it only adds to the fear factor and encouragement of amateur epidemiologists. I actually agree with one of your previous theories were we were more or less flatlining around 10k. Also not defending the Thai authorities but I do think some of our judgement based solely on limited data and without embedded knowledge (remembering that a lot of what is happening is in Thai which most of us I reckon would be limited in) of the practices and policies being carried out are a bit harsh. What I've seen of our local authorities in the village is that they do a pretty good job with limited resources, Bangkok is probably different. There wouldn't be a country in the world that could hold its head up against all criticism.

[anchadian]

Chonburi announces 249 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 and 3 new deaths

 

As for the three new deaths yesterday, they were elders with an average age of 72. They were close contacts from previously confirmed cases in families according to the Chonburi Department of Public Health. They all had chronic health problems. Two of them were not vaccinated.

 

https://thepattayanews.com/2021/11/07/chonburi-announces-249-new-and-confirmed-cases-of-covid-19-and-3-new-deaths/

Edited November 7, 2021 by anchadian

[Bkk Brian]

Phuket marks 55 new COVID cases

 

PHUKET: The latest Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO) daily COVID situation report has marked 55 new local infections confirmed across the island yesterday (Nov 6) bringing the total number of people recognised as infected with COVID-19 in Phuket since Apr 3 to 15,597.

https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-marks-55-new-covid-cases-81945.php

[Almer]

1 hour ago, Bluetongue said:

But hang on, just yesterday I think it was, you said that the downward trend had finished and we were on a long slow upward trend again. Not having a go because in reality yesterday was up, today is down. We have this daily thread discussing case numbers (mainly), I point out in some places they've stopped providing daily briefings, it only adds to the fear factor and encouragement of amateur epidemiologists. I actually agree with one of your previous theories were we were more or less flatlining around 10k. Also not defending the Thai authorities but I do think some of our judgement based solely on limited data and without embedded knowledge (remembering that a lot of what is happening is in Thai which most of us I reckon would be limited in) of the practices and policies being carried out are a bit harsh. What I've seen of our local authorities in the village is that they do a pretty good job with limited resources, Bangkok is probably different. There wouldn't be a country in the world that could hold its head up against all criticism.

I take on board your “limited data” note, but it is with this “limited data” the authorities are calling the shots

[Bluetongue]

5 minutes ago, Almer said:

I take on board your “limited data” note, but it is with this “limited data” the authorities are calling the shots

they have more data than I have seen anyway, things like clusters, outbreaks in fact a multitude of things, you think maybe they are just calling the shots based on what we know on this page?

[Kadilo]

4 minutes ago, Bluetongue said:

they have more data than I have seen anyway, things like clusters, outbreaks in fact a multitude of things, you think maybe they are just calling the shots based on what we know on this page?

Just as well they are not or they would never open if they believed half the scare stories and statistics analysis on here. 

Edited November 7, 2021 by Kadilo

[ThailandRyan]

1 hour ago, Bluetongue said:

But hang on, just yesterday I think it was, you said that the downward trend had finished and we were on a long slow upward trend again. Not having a go because in reality yesterday was up, today is down. We have this daily thread discussing case numbers (mainly), I point out in some places they've stopped providing daily briefings, it only adds to the fear factor and encouragement of amateur epidemiologists. I actually agree with one of your previous theories were we were more or less flatlining around 10k. Also not defending the Thai authorities but I do think some of our judgement based solely on limited data and without embedded knowledge (remembering that a lot of what is happening is in Thai which most of us I reckon would be limited in) of the practices and policies being carried out are a bit harsh. What I've seen of our local authorities in the village is that they do a pretty good job with limited resources, Bangkok is probably different. There wouldn't be a country in the world that could hold its head up against all criticism.

These are also weekend numbers. We shall see what Tuesday and Wednesday bring...

[ThailandRyan]

4 minutes ago, Kadilo said:

Just as well they are not or they would never open if they believed half the scare stories and statistics analysis on here. 

Scare stories on here, really. Show me one.  Statistical analysis is based upon the numbers they give and excess mortality, nothing more. Try again.

[Kadilo]

9 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

Scare stories on here, really. Show me one.  Statistical analysis is based upon the numbers they give and excess mortality, nothing more. Try again.

What like the “statistical analysis “ the gentleman pointed out from you yesterday:

 

“Looks like we are in a slow upward trend now.  Cases of new infections a little higher than the recoveries and discharges.”

 

Dream on. 
 

Try again Sir. 

Edited November 7, 2021 by Kadilo

[ThailandRyan]

10 minutes ago, Kadilo said:

What like the “statistical analysis “ the gentleman pointed out from you yesterday:

 

“Looks like we are in a slow upward trend now.  Cases of new infections a little higher than the recoveries and discharges.”

 

Dream on. 
 

Try again Sir. 

Your a tad out of touch with the statistics of weekend numbers. As I said it has been a slow bumpy ride which means ups as well as downs, but I digress as your view is not mine and I agree to disagree with someone who does not view the totality as it is. 

 

Nowhere in any of my post did I say "Dream On" as you also boldly highlighted, thus misqouting me as you do.

 

Again show me a scare story posted.

Edited November 7, 2021 by ThailandRyan

[anchadian]

703,581 doses administered yesterday:

 

Edited November 7, 2021 by anchadian

[Almer]

38 minutes ago, Bluetongue said:

they have more data than I have seen anyway, things like clusters, outbreaks in fact a multitude of things, you think maybe they are just calling the shots based on what we know on this page?

No,calling the shots to whats suits the mood at the time, no large gatherings has come in as a useful tool for sure.

[Olmate]

1 hour ago, anchadian said:

Chonburi announces 249 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 and 3 new deaths

 

As for the three new deaths yesterday, they were elders with an average age of 72. They were close contacts from previously confirmed cases in families according to the Chonburi Department of Public Health. They all had chronic health problems. Two of them were not vaccinated.

 

https://thepattayanews.com/2021/11/07/chonburi-announces-249-new-and-confirmed-cases-of-covid-19-and-3-new-deaths/

733 deaths from 103,242 cases is approx .071% for Chonburri is that correct? How does that compare to Thailand generally.

[Bkk Brian]

19 minutes ago, Olmate said:

733 deaths from 103,242 cases is approx .071% for Chonburri is that correct? How does that compare to Thailand generally.

Why not go here where all the Thai data on each province including testing, cases, CFR for each province which you are after and all other data they possess. IIts updated daily.

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

[Bkk Brian]

41 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

Your a tad out of touch with the statistics of weekend numbers. As I said it has been a slow bumpy ride which means ups as well as downs, but I digress as your view is not mine and I agree to disagree with someone who does not view the totality as it is. 

 

Nowhere in any of my post did I say "Dream On" as you also boldly highlighted, thus misqouting me as you do.

 

Again show me a scare story posted.

It seems that quoting posts from yesterdays threads is becoming a thing, hindsight is wonderful. The 5 day trend in official cases was indeed rising and had been for 5 days as you quite rightly pointed out, and again as you point out today it it went down, ie a slow bumpy ride down which is exactly whats its been in the overall trend.

 

Very similar to @Kadilo making his daily up and down analysis of worldometers 

[Olmate]

10 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

Why not go here where all the Thai data on each province including testing, cases, CFR for each province which you are after and all other data they possess. IIts updated daily.

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

Thanks... I think!! 

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

Thailand on Sunday reported 7,960 new Covid-19 cases, 6,950 recoveries and 53 deaths

That's what they report... I for don't believe it,

[Bkk Brian]

8 minutes ago, Olmate said:

Thanks... I think!! 

Go to "area information" then make a selection of the province required