Thailand's COVID-19 cases continue to surge with 8,263 new cases

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Thailand on Saturday (January 8th) reported 8,263 new COVID-19 cases, 2,865 recoveries and 14 additional deaths over the past 24 hours. 

 

▶︎ Infections outside prisons: 8,153. Prisons: 110

▶︎ Recoveries: 2,2865

▶︎ Total infections since April 1: 2,232,176

▶︎ Total recoveries since April 1: 2,163,836

 

Saturday’s cases bring the total number of COVID-19 infections in Thailand to 2,261,039 with 21,813 deaths.

 

The news comes as The Thai Ministry of Public Health urged the public to refrain from drinking alcohol, visiting poorly ventilated areas, and doing other risky activities to help reduce the spread of the Covid-19 Omicron variant.

 

Dr. Opas Karnkawinpong, Deputy Permanent Secretary for Public Health, stated late this week that the number of cases of Covid-19 in Thailand has increased significantly after the New Year holidays as predicted.

 

*TPN contributed to this report

 

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[HampiK]

Interesting, why I read on https://ddc.moph.go.th/covid19-dashboard/    9'508 cases???

[Bkk Brian]

They need to sort out what numbers they want to make official, some announcements are saying 8,263 but the "Official" dashboard is saying 9,508

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

 

[Bkk Brian]

PCR test positive cases, total of 9,508 official new infections. 14 official covid deaths recorded.

 

Rapid tests positive cases, 1,766 bringing the total of PCR and ATK results to 11,274

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

 

Rolling 7 day average chart (up to 6th Jan)

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

[anchadian]

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1479615720690356224

 

[anchadian]

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1479599814195113984

 

[ThailandRyan]

The confusion is very evident.  Elsewhere in the world these numbers would be close to 2x's what it was 2 days ago, and so on. Today we should be seeing almost 12k cases if we extrapolate from 2 days ago.  Someone is either confused as to where to gather the numbers from as we can see by both the above sets of numbers, and then the possibility of a lack of testing this entire week. 

 

Maybe people have tested positive on the ATK tests and instead of retesting with a PCR test they have gone into self isolation or better yet since they are asymptomatic they do not give a flying f and need to continue to work as there is no life line for them as there is in the western countries.

[webfact]

https://www.facebook.com/informationcovid19/posts/480617796889883

[anchadian]

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1479589579971706882

 

[ThailandRyan]

1 minute ago, anchadian said:

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1479599814195113984

 

So Chonburi is still following suit with 10% of the daily numbers reported.  I wonder how many ATK test positives through the centers they set up they have had.

[Bkk Brian]

6 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

The confusion is very evident.  Elsewhere in the world these numbers would be close to 2x's what it was 2 days ago, and so on. Today we should be seeing almost 12k cases if we extrapolate from 2 days ago.  Someone is either confused as to where to gather the numbers from as we can see by both the above sets of numbers, and then the possibility of a lack of testing this entire week. 

 

Maybe people have tested positive on the ATK tests and instead of retesting with a PCR test they have gone into self isolation or better yet since they are asymptomatic they do not give a flying f and need to continue to work as there is no life line for them as there is in the western countries.

B.P. is also confirming official numbers as 9,508 same as the Official dashboard.

[Bkk Brian]

9 minutes ago, anchadian said:

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1479599814195113984

 

Yesterday the Chonburi new case numbers was 1,342. Today they really expect us to believe it has gone down to 847.

[anchadian]

They have now changed the official dashboard numbers to 8,263 new cases.

 

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

[ThailandRyan]

1 minute ago, Bkk Brian said:

Yesterday the Chonburi new case numbers was 1,342. Today they really expect us to believe it has gone down to 847.

As my GF would say.....Amazing Thailand.  It is amazing as I think this group is scrambling to assess the totality, decided to create new rules which other countries have abandoned or never went to, and are in a complete panic as they feel they have lost control because many want to move on.  The GF's take on this is that instead of rolling with it they will shut the entire country down and we will be back to where we were after the Songkran debacle.

[Bkk Brian]

Just now, anchadian said:

They have now changed the official dashboard numbers to 8,263 new cases.

How convenient for them. So the B.P. article will also have to follow suit:

 

Here's the adjusted graph:

 

PCR test positive cases, total of 8,263 official new infections. 14 official covid deaths recorded.

 

Rapid tests positive cases, 1,766 bringing the total of PCR and ATK results to 10,029

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

[webfact]

Chon Buri reports 1,342 new COVID-19 infections on Friday, most cases in Banglamung

 

 

COVID-19 infections in the eastern coastal province of Chon Buri continue to surge, with 1,342 new cases being recorded in the past 24 hours, including clusters among students at two universities, and with more than half of the cases reported from Banglamung district which covers the beach town of Pattaya.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1245984-chon-buri-reports-1342-new-covid-19-infections-on-friday-most-cases-in-banglamung/

[club]

24 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

The confusion is very evident.  Elsewhere in the world these numbers would be close to 2x's what it was 2 days ago, and so on. Today we should be seeing almost 12k cases if we extrapolate from 2 days ago.  Someone is either confused as to where to gather the numbers from as we can see by both the above sets of numbers, and then the possibility of a lack of testing this entire week. 

 

Maybe people have tested positive on the ATK tests and instead of retesting with a PCR test they have gone into self isolation or better yet since they are asymptomatic they do not give a flying f and need to continue to work as there is no life line for them as there is in the western countries.

This thing is headed to 50 k a day. with low death rate. In hospital now after both shots of moderna. stay safe

[sungod]

11 minutes ago, webfact said:

Chon Buri reports 1,342 new COVID-19 infections on Friday, most cases in Banglamung

 

 

COVID-19 infections in the eastern coastal province of Chon Buri continue to surge, with 1,342 new cases being recorded in the past 24 hours, including clusters among students at two universities, and with more than half of the cases reported from Banglamung district which covers the beach town of Pattaya.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1245984-chon-buri-reports-1342-new-covid-19-infections-on-friday-most-cases-in-banglamung/

Fridays news?

 

Miraculously 847 on Saturday.......... ????

[Bkk Brian]

A bit of confusion this morning when the number of new cases released by the CCSA (8,263) didn’t match the dashboard of the Department of Disease Control (9,508). The DDC has since reduced their number to match that of the CCSA. Makes you wonder which one is correct. #Thailand

https://twitter.com/RichardBarrow/status/1479629593988370434

 

 

[smedly]

The UK is testing almost 2m per day 

 

 

Thailand IMO opinion do their best to conseal numbers because they think it reflects well on Prayuth and his mates who continue to hold power

 

on another note - worth readinging the daily Mail online which has some emerging data as more is learnt about omicron - we are not there yet but the trend is still looking very positive

 

Reflecting back 2 years I wonder would we be talking about this if omicron had been the very first covid virus - I don't think we would 

[Macrohistory]

3 minutes ago, smedly said:

The UK is testing almost 2m per day 

 

 

Thailand IMO opinion do their best to conseal numbers because they think it reflects well on Prayuth and his mates who continue to hold power

 

on another note - worth readinging the daily Mail online which has some emerging data as more is learnt about omicron - we are not there yet but the trend is still looking very positive

 

Reflecting back 2 years I wonder would we be talking about this if omicron had been the very first covid virus - I don't think we would 

 

Meanwhile, the bodies continue to pile up worldwide:  

 

2,025 deaths in the US
229 deaths in the UK
284 deaths in Germany
223 deaths in Italy
140 deaths in South Africa
etc.

 

(Source: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/)

 

 

[anchadian]

7 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

A bit of confusion this morning when the number of new cases released by the CCSA (8,263) didn’t match the dashboard of the Department of Disease Control (9,508). The DDC has since reduced their number to match that of the CCSA. Makes you wonder which one is correct. #Thailand

https://twitter.com/RichardBarrow/status/1479629593988370434

 

 

UPDATE: 8,263 confirmed cases, 1,766 probable cases (ATK), and 14 deaths (0.96%). Out of 47,964 patients , 27,811 are in hospital, 18,172 in hospitel and 1,221 in home/community isolation. There are 535 in a serious condition (-12) with 130 on ventilators (-10) #Thailand

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1479624618314850304

 

[dinsdale]

It is I believe very important to break this down into Delta/Omicron. I think it's safe to say this surge is Omicron driven but at what %. Has there been an increase in Delta along with Omicron? This of course would not be good. Is Omicron pushing Delta out (which recently a Thai expert said would not happen but is being seen around the world)? These are questions that can only be answered when numbers are broken down into the two groups of infections.

[Bkk Brian]

???? Get the watering cans out to kill Omicron

 

Thai News Reports: Phuket authorities organised a Big Cleaning Day activity yesterday along a 350 metre stretch of road in Phuket Old Town to prevent #COVID19 and to build confidence among tourists. #Thailand

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1479630201285980163

 

[ThailandRyan]

3 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

???? Get the watering cans out to kill Omicron

 

Thai News Reports: Phuket authorities organised a Big Cleaning Day activity yesterday along a 350 metre stretch of road in Phuket Old Town to prevent #COVID19 and to build confidence among tourists. #Thailand

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1479630201285980163

 

Is dilution now a technique to water down covid, or are they just washing it into the sewers for easy location when tested in order to shut down a wider area??

[BangkokReady]

52 minutes ago, Macrohistory said:

Meanwhile, the bodies continue to pile up worldwide:  

 

2,025 deaths in the US
229 deaths in the UK
284 deaths in Germany
223 deaths in Italy
140 deaths in South Africa
etc.

Meaningless unless you compare it to something.  Could be worse, could be better.

 

What's the death rate vs Delta?

[Macrohistory]

14 minutes ago, BangkokReady said:

Meaningless unless you compare it to something.  Could be worse, could be better.

 

What's the death rate vs Delta?

 

Try comparing it to deaths from the common cold.

 

[BangkokReady]

1 minute ago, Macrohistory said:

 

Try comparing it to deaths from the common cold.

 

Why?  What point were you even making?  Were you being sarcastic?  It's very unclear.

[mommysboy]

In UK, the death rate appears very low. We really need a bit of proportion and context here. 

 

Also in the UK, the unsung hero appears to be AZ, due its T cell protection, and that may bode well for Thailand too.  It really is a life saver for old people, and possibly the best overall.

 

I believe Thais are more accessible to public health advice, and this combined with some regulation may keep cases down to around 50k a day imo, compared with 170k in UK and some European countries.

[mommysboy]

Omicron could be even less deadly than flu

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10358361/Omicron-nearly-100-TIMES-deadly-seasonal-flu-scientists-believe.html