Thailand reports 15,242 new COVID-19 cases, 23 deaths, 8,955 recoveries

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Thailand on Friday (February 11) reported 15,242 new COVID-19 cases, 8,955 recoveries and 23 additional deaths over the past 24 hours. 

 

▶︎ Infections outside prisons: 15,060. Prisons: 182

▶︎ Recoveries: 8,955

 

Friday’s cases bring the total number of COVID-19 infections in Thailand to 2,561,115 with 22,387 deaths.

 

The news comes as the European Union (EU) has certified the “Thailand Digital Health Pass”, also called “Mor Prompt” vaccination records, to facilitate residents in Thailand to travel to over 60 countries/territories that are part of the EU Digital COVID Certificate System.

 

This has made Thailand become the second ASEAN country to join the system after Singapore, Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul told the Associated Press yesterday, February 10th.

 

*TPN contributed to this report

 

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[anchadian]

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[anchadian]

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1491919046916571136

 

[Bkk Brian]

PCR test positive cases, total of 15,242 official new infections. 23 official covid deaths recorded.

 

Rapid tests positive cases, 8,268 bringing the total of PCR and ATK results to 23,510

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

[Danderman123]

Anyone see a trend now?

[Bkk Brian]

3 charts on hospital admissions and deaths since 1st Jan.

1. Hospital admissions, this is for those getting treatment at a real hospital and does not include hospitels, community care centers etc.

2. ICU and ventilated cases

3. Covid deaths. (long lag for this one, take South Africa for example, first country in the world to experience Omicron, their deaths are still rising or perhaps just coming to a peak)

 

All chart data taken from official https://ddc.moph.go.th/covid19-dashboard/

 

Edited February 11, 2022 by Bkk Brian

[mtls2005]

56 minutes ago, webfact said:

 Infections outside prisons: 15,060. Prisons: 182

 

Interesting delineation not seen previously.

 

 

23,510, time to slow down testing.

 

 

 

 

[realfunster]

40 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

3. Covid deaths. (long lag for this one, take South Africa for example, first country in the world to experience Omicron, their deaths are still rising or perhaps just coming to a peak)

I wonder why that might be ? Is Omicron a very slow burner compared to Beta/Delta ?

The case peak in SA was between 10-24 December (7+ weeks ago). Could it be with higher prevalence of cases that non-directly attributable deaths are being recorded as COVID ?

 

Anyway, the good news is that SA current deaths peak is around 20-25% of the level of the Beta & Delta waves. In other words, a 75-80% reduction. 

[tomazbodner]

52 minutes ago, Danderman123 said:

Anyone see a trend now?

Numbers will spike. Mortality probably less so. Eventually everyone will catch it, and hopefully this will be over... until the next one comes around. Probably already brewing in some bat or laboratory somewhere...

[realfunster]

54 minutes ago, Danderman123 said:

Anyone see a trend now?

What do you mean, that Omicron is spreading rapidly in Thailand ?

I am only surprised that it has taken so long here, given other countries’ experience.

Most places have reached their Omicron case peak in 3-4 weeks from patient zero, I think the first case in Thailand was mid-January. Obviously, the government restrictions are doing a marvelous job of slowing down the spread 

[anchadian]

The main CCSA meeting chaired by the PM will take place today. They will review the latest situation which has seen new case numbers jump to over 10,000, but the number of deaths and patients in ICU remain low and stable. Will they ease restrictions or increase them? #Thailand

 

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UPDATE: 15,242 confirmed new cases and 8,268 probable cases. 182 cases were from abroad and 135 from prisons. Out of 111,393 patients, 55,058 are in hospital . 23 deaths (0.87% mortality rate) 569 in ICU (+6) 113 on ventilators (-1)

 

https://twitter.com/RichardBarrow/status/1491954410054123522

[Bkk Brian]

1 hour ago, realfunster said:

I wonder why that might be ? Is Omicron a very slow burner compared to Beta/Delta ?

The case peak in SA was between 10-24 December (7+ weeks ago). Could it be with higher prevalence of cases that non-directly attributable deaths are being recorded as COVID ?

 

Anyway, the good news is that SA current deaths peak is around 20-25% of the level of the Beta & Delta waves. In other words, a 75-80% reduction. 

Good question, why did it take so long for the SA deaths to start rising and why have they continued that way for so long? Its not the case with other countries (except  maybe the US) that have already seen the peak of Omicron. Maybe down to reporting issues, vaccine coverage, testing? However as you say the percentage of deaths is well below that of delta and Beta although the percentage of deaths compared to the first wave they had with the original strain of covid-19 is around 35% - 40%.

 

Its reasonable to assume that deaths here in Thailand will continue to rise but again nowhere near previous levels. Together with a less virulent variant the vaccine coverage here is far better. Although only 62.2% of over 60's have had two doses and just 19.9% have had a booster so we may get more hospital admissions in this age group. It is a waiting game to see how it plays out here.

https://media.thaigov.go.th/uploads/public_img/source/100265.pdf

Edited February 11, 2022 by Bkk Brian

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

Thailand COVID hospitalization (real ones, not "hospitels" and such) -- more than tripled:

 

Jan. 4 -- 17,280

Feb. 1 -- 40,590

Feb 10 -- 51,435

Feb 11 -- 55,058

 

(that's a pretty big one day jump in regular hospitalizations....)

 

Thailand COVID patients in serious/critical condition -- slowly increasing:

 

Jan. 4 -- 555

Feb. 1 -- 557

Feb. 10 -- 563

Feb. 11 -- 569

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

 

Translated from the MoPH:

 

"Dr. Chakrarat Pittayawong-anon, MD. Director of the Department of Epidemiology, Department of Disease Control, said that during the past week, children 0-9 years old and adolescents 10-19 years old have higher infections, with groups 0-4 years old and 5-9 years old mostly infected.

 

Family infection, age groups 10-14 years and 15-19 years, are school infections. As for the exposure to infected people outside the home and in the community, it is a group of 15-19 years. especially young children.

 

Please keep distance from the elderly and people with underlying diseases. because it may be infected and cause severe symptoms Especially the elderly over 70 years old will have a mortality rate 200 times higher than that of young children.

 

Therefore, we have to campaign to get vaccinated for both children and the elderly. to reduce the risk of infection Reduce severe symptoms and death."

 

https://www.facebook.com/informationcovid19/posts/501709224780740

 

As explained elsewhere and before, a good explanation of ONE of the reasons for vaccinating youngsters, apart from protecting their own health.

 

[candide]

4 hours ago, realfunster said:

What do you mean, that Omicron is spreading rapidly in Thailand ?

I am only surprised that it has taken so long here, given other countries’ experience.

Most places have reached their Omicron case peak in 3-4 weeks from patient zero, I think the first case in Thailand was mid-January. Obviously, the government restrictions are doing a marvelous job of slowing down the spread 

I was infected by Omicron the last week of December in Thailand, and I surely wasn't the first one.

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

Bangkok province "official" cases more than doubled since the start of February:

 

https://www.facebook.com/informationcovid19/posts/501694248115571

 

https://www.facebook.com/informationcovid19/posts/495550238729972

[ThailandRyan]

5 hours ago, Bkk Brian said:

PCR test positive cases, total of 15,242 official new infections. 23 official covid deaths recorded.

 

Rapid tests positive cases, 8,268 bringing the total of PCR and ATK results to 23,510

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

It's a definite upward trend we are seeing now.  I know this government is concerned and there has been talk already of canceling Songkran.  I hope they don't scrap the travel programs for tourism, and not jut because I am still outside and heading back soon, but more because people are still hurting financially.

 

Wonder why it's taken a longer period of time for the cases to spike up versus elsewhere....

Edited February 11, 2022 by ThailandRyan

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

19 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

 

Wonder why it's taken a longer period of time for the cases to spike up versus elsewhere....

 

Same thing with Delta last year. The spikes in Thailand with Delta and now Omicron always seem to trail those in places like the US and UK in terms of timing.

 

Cases and hospitalizations in the U.S. have just peaked lately, and now have begun trending downward... Thailand appears just on the beginning of its Omicron up-slope.

 

 

source link:

Edited February 11, 2022 by TallGuyJohninBKK

[brewsterbudgen]

Let's hope they don't panic and keep to their promise of no further lockdowns or restrictions.

[worrab]

Against the nationwide trend, we have a drop from the 208 cases yesterday.

 

Health officials on Friday (Feb 11) reported 140 new COVID-19 cases, of which 38 cases were found in Hua Hin.

Elsewhere in the province, 36 cases were found in Pranburi, 8 cases in Sam Roi Yot, 17 cases in Kuiburi, 9 cases in Thap Sakae, 13 cases in Bang Saphan, 2 cases in Bang Saphan Noi, and 14 cases in Mueang Prachuap Khiri Khan.

One more death was also reported today.

 

https://www.huahintoday.com/hua-hin-news/feb-11-prachuap-reports-140-new-covid-19-cases-29-cases-in-hua-hin/

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COVID-19: Thailand reports 16,330 new coronavirus cases, 25 deaths, 9,205 recoveries

 

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Thailand on Saturday (February 12) reported 16,330 new COVID-19 cases, 9,205 recoveries and 25 additional deaths over the past 24 hours. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250083-covid-19-thailand-reports-16330-new-coronavirus-cases-25-deaths-9205-recoveries/

 

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