COVID-19: Thailand reports 3,525 new coronavirus cases, 31 deaths, 6,109 recoveries

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Thailand on Tuesday (December 7) reported 3,525 new COVID-19 cases, 6,109 recoveries and 31 additional deaths over the past 24 hours. 

 

▶︎ Infections outside prisons: 3,513. Prisons: 12

▶︎ Recoveries: 6,109

▶︎ Total infections since April 1: 2,119,903

▶︎ Total recoveries since since April 1: 2,033,948

 

Tuesday’s cases bring the total number of COVID-19 infections in Thailand to 2,148,766 with 20,997 deaths.

 

The news comes as Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is asking the Thai public not to panic over the discovery of Thailand’s first confirmed case of the COVID-19 Omicron variant, but to remain on their guard as he urged the unvaccinated to get their shots quickly, said Government Spokesman Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana.

 

He said the prime minister and health officials will closely monitor Omicron variant infections in the country, adding however that the government will not yet consider increased restrictions.

 

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[Bkk Brian]

PCR test positive cases, total of 3,525 official new infections. 31 official covid deaths recorded.

 

Rapid tests positive cases, 752 bringing the total of PCR and ATK results to 4,277

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

 

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

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

[ThailandRyan]

Cases seem to be dropping pretty quickly now, but could that be due to the holiday weekend and fewer tests being processed, of course we did have that anomaly the other day where the numbers went up?  Of course only time will tell.  It is nice to see the numbers drop.  From reports elsewhere, anecdotal, the Omicron variant seems to be hitting the younger folks who are seeing it as nothing more than a common cold and not seeking treatment.  If the next two weeks do not show that the Omicron variant is as bad as the Delta variant was then we may actually be on the backside of covid.  Of course we will always have cases just like the viruses we had that circulated the world annually.

[Bkk Brian]

8 minutes ago, webfact said:

The news comes as Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is asking the Thai public not to panic over the discovery of Thailand’s first confirmed case of the COVID-19 Omicron variant, but to remain on their guard as he urged the unvaccinated to get their shots quickly, said Government Spokesman Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana.

Interesting that the new Variant Omicron has seemed to have picked up some common cold snippets which may explain why it is more transmissible, however yet to see if its milder. Study not peer reviewed yet either. 

 

Omicron variant may have picked up a piece of common-cold virus

 

 

[Bkk Brian]

66 new covid cases in Phuket with no new deaths.

https://www.facebook.com/phuketinfocenter/posts/439898850998630

[dinsdale]

How the 1st week of December compares to the 1st week of November.

Infections+ATK: Nov			Infections+ATK: Dec
Mon 1	10605		Wed 1	6537
t	12144		t	6759
w	12168		f	6588
t	13543		s	6860
f	10618		s	6008
s	9336		m	5157
s	8401		t	4277
Daily Av.	10974		Daily Av.	6027
Total	76815		Total	42186
Deaths: November			Deaths: December
Mon 1	55		Wed 1	43
t	78		t	33
w	56		f	33
t	68		s	37
f	80		s	27
s	69		m	22
s	53		t	31
Daily Av.	66		Daily Av.	32
Total	459		Total	226

Edited December 7, 2021 by dinsdale

[ThailandRyan]

3 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

How the 1st week of December compares to the 1st week of November.

Infections+ATK: Nov			Infections+ATK: Dec
Mon 1	10605		Wed 1	6537
t	12144		t	6759
w	12168		f	6588
t	13543		s	6860
f	10618		s	6008
s	9336		m	5157
s	8401		t	4277
Daily Av.	10974		Daily Av.	6027
Total	76815		Total	42186
Deaths: November			Deaths: December
Mon 1	55		Wed 1	43
t	78		t	33
w	56		f	33
t	68		s	37
f	80		s	27
s	69		m	22
s	53		t	31
Daily Av.	66		Daily Av.	32
Total	459		Total	226

I wonder what the test numbers were for both months so far.

[anchadian]

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1468019425500561409

 

[anchadian]

The number of Covid-19 cases crossed 14.23 million across Southeast Asia, with 25,340 new cases reported on Monday. #Asean #COVID19 #TheNationThailand

 

https://www.nationthailand.com/international/40009685

[dinsdale]

5 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

I wonder what the test numbers were for both months so far.

Impossible to tell but reducing more than likely. ATK numbers also very low as are walkins.

Edited December 7, 2021 by dinsdale

[Bkk Brian]

18 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

I wonder what the test numbers were for both months so far.

No official data has been released on PCR testing since 27th Nov

[ThailandRyan]

19 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

Impossible to tell but reducing more than likely. ATK numbers also very low as are walkins.

Holiday weekend the past 3 days and another one coming up this next weekend.  Online classes due to covid will be just 3 days.  

[worrab]

Dropping nationwide but rising here again from 77 cases previously reported.

 

Health officials on Monday (Dec 6) reported 95 new COVID-19 cases, 19 of which were found in Hua Hin.

Elsewhere in the province, 26 cases were found in Pranburi, 1 case in Sam Roi Yot, 8 cases in Kuiburi, 4 cases in Thap Sakae, 14 cases in Bang Saphan, 17 cases in Bang Saphan Noi, and 6 cases in Mueang Prachuap Khiri Khan. No new deaths were reported today.

 

Dec 6: Prachuap reports 95 new COVID-19 cases, 19 cases in Hua Hin - Hua Hin Today English Newspaper Info, Reports, Events and News Social Life

[Kadilo]

Latest data from worldometer shows another fall of 22% in the number of deaths over the past week showing 3 deaths/million of population placing Thailand at 91st in the world and 20th in Asia. 
 

Comparing the above to the Philippines and Vietnam who are 10th and 6th respectively in Asia, with the latter still showing a large increase in deaths over the past week. 

 

Same table shows a reduction of 17 % in new infections. In Thailand over the past week. 
 

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

 

91

Thailand

33,675

40,557

-17%

481

232

298

-22%

3

70,050,291

[anchadian]

Hotel staff in close contact to Omicron case tests positive for Covid, variant not confirmed

 

One from 17 people with a close contact to the first Omicron case in Thailand tested positive for Covid-19, but lab tests are still being done to confirm the variant. Thai health officials announced yesterday that the first Omicron case was detected in Thailand after an American travelling from Spain, via Dubai, entering under the Test & Go quarantine exemption scheme for vaccinated travellers, tested positive for the virus.

 

https://thethaiger.com/coronavirus/hotel-staff-in-close-contact-to-omicron-case-tests-positive-for-covid-variant-not-confirmed

 

Source - Thai language: https://www.khaosod.co.th/covid-19/news_6769937

[anchadian]

Concerns raised over possible lockdown after Thailand detects first Omicron case

 

After the recent relaxation of COVID-19 related restrictions, sales have gradually improved in restaurants and other businesses, but they are warning that reintroducing harsh measures or lockdowns could severely affect the economy.

 

https://www.thaipbsworld.com/concerns-raised-over-possible-lockdown-after-thailand-detects-first-omicron-case/

[Rimmer]

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[stigar]

3 hours ago, dinsdale said:

Impossible to tell but reducing more than likely. ATK numbers also very low as are walkins.

It seems the numbers go down since they "open"the country.So i dont belive this numbers at all.

[anchadian]

From the new cases: - 3,448 were found via walk-in tests at medical facilities - 67 via proactive tests at known clusters - 10 imported cases 6,109 people have recovered in the past 24 hours.

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiEnquirer/status/1468085969920270338

[anchadian]

The Covid pandemic had led to 2.15 million cases and 20,997 deaths in Thailand with a mortality rate of 0.98%. There are 66,395 patients who are being treated at hospitals. Of that, 1,253 are in critical condition including 328 on ventilators.

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiEnquirer/status/1468086518354829314

[Jeffr2]

Very nice!  Let's keep it going in that direction!!

[anchadian]

178,314 Vaccine doses administered yesterday.

 

95,616,058 total doses.

 

[anchadian]

Of the 3,503 cases in the general Thai population, the highest numbers were 810 in Bangkok followed by 271 in Nakhon Si Thammarat, 162 in Chonburi, 159 in Songkhla, 153 in Surat Thani, 110 in Pattani, 95 in Chiang Mai and 95 in Nakhon Sawan.

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiEnquirer/status/1468087444511723524

 

[ThailandRyan]

3 minutes ago, anchadian said:

178,314 Vaccine doses administered yesterday.

 

95,616,058 total doses.

 

You would think that they would have seized on the day "Fathers Day" yesterday and gone all out for vaccinations.

[Cake Monster]

4 hours ago, stigar said:

It seems the numbers go down since they "open"the country.So i dont belive this numbers at all.

Not just going down, but going down in rapid order.

A little too rapid me thinks.

[Bkk Brian]

No lockdown for Thailand despite Omicron arrival, says Anutin

 

“We will not impose a lockdown as the country has only just reopened and many businesses have started to recover. We want people to lead their lives normally instead of panicking, especially since the New Year festival is almost upon us,” he said.

 

https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40009716

 

[brewsterbudgen]

2 hours ago, Bkk Brian said:

No lockdown for Thailand despite Omicron arrival, says Anutin

 

“We will not impose a lockdown as the country has only just reopened and many businesses have started to recover. We want people to lead their lives normally instead of panicking, especially since the New Year festival is almost upon us,” he said.

 

https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40009716

 

Let's hope they stick to their word!

[anchadian]

7 hours ago, anchadian said:

Hotel staff in close contact to Omicron case tests positive for Covid, variant not confirmed

 

One from 17 people with a close contact to the first Omicron case in Thailand tested positive for Covid-19, but lab tests are still being done to confirm the variant. Thai health officials announced yesterday that the first Omicron case was detected in Thailand after an American travelling from Spain, via Dubai, entering under the Test & Go quarantine exemption scheme for vaccinated travellers, tested positive for the virus.

 

https://thethaiger.com/coronavirus/hotel-staff-in-close-contact-to-omicron-case-tests-positive-for-covid-variant-not-confirmed

 

Source - Thai language: https://www.khaosod.co.th/covid-19/news_6769937

According to the BP, all 17 have now tested negative.

[Kadilo]

1 hour ago, brewsterbudgen said:

Let's hope they stick to their word!

No reason at this time not to. 
 

The country is in a reasonably strong position Covid wise at this time. Deaths numbers and new infections continue to fall sharply and only one isolated Omicron case, so far, and contrary to some belief he took all the necessary safety precautions so hopefully no others from that source.
 

Although I did see they are awaiting results from one positive case connected to determine what strain it is. 

I see now post above all 17 have been tested negative so more good news. 
 

Early indications are that Omicron is likely not the devil they first thought so I’m sure they feel confident announcing NYE events will go ahead. 
 

Hopefully further easing of restrictions will follow  and they sort the school situation out in some areas and get more consistency and less panicking. 
 

 

Edited December 7, 2021 by Kadilo

[ThailandRyan]

3 minutes ago, anchadian said:

According to the BP, all 17 have now tested negative.

So a first test false positive. Wonder if it was an ATK nasal swab or a oral antibody test used.