For the past week, the number of daily new COVID-19 infections in Bangkok has exceeded 2,800.

 

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration reported today (Thursday) that 3,063 new COVID-19 infections have been recorded in the capital, with two more deaths, bringing cumulative infections in the city to 66,017 since January 1st. Currently, 40,523 patients are in home isolation, while 22,422 patients are in community isolation.

 

The 10 districts with the highest number of new infections are Minburi (186), Jom Thong (184), Khlong Sam Wa (144), Saphan Soong (128), Chatuchak (108), Ratchathewi (101), Lak Si (101), Watthana (100), Lad Krabang (95) and Sai Mai (93).

 

Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/over-2800-cases-reported-in-bangkok-per-day-over-past-week/

 

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wow 30% increase in cases from a week ago

31 minutes ago, dj230 said:

wow 30% increase in cases from a week ago

Surprised?

Omicron flooding like in many other countries.

Better think why the numbers are so low and where they will peak.

Daily: 250k in Germany, 400k in France, ...

I don't believe they have any idea as to how many cases are floating about. That's why they pick on the tourists as there easy pickings and seen as cash cows 

12 hours ago, dj230 said:

wow 30% increase in cases from a week ago

But it's under control.

UK is currently about 40k odd a day and we are getting on with life and restrictions going, Thailand appears not to want to get back to normal life. Any disease that kills less daily than a normal day on the roads really should not be classified as a pandemic illness and really should be ignored

12 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:

Better think why the numbers are so low and where they will peak.

Not rocket science. They mentioned something like 200 odd cases discovered by 'mass testing' in a day, so they probably tested, say, a thousand people for Covid - what a joke!

 

The others were detected at hospitals, that is people who really felt sick and sought medical attention. With most people exhibiting minor or no symptoms with Omicron, one can presume that the real numbers are more in the 100s of thousands, rather than just 16-18,000...

When it rains, millions get wet.

 

With COVID, everyone will get it.

 

What matters is how many get seriously ill.

 

COVID fatalities are comparable to road accident fatalities.

4 hours ago, StayinThailand2much said:

 

The others were detected at hospitals, that is people who really felt sick and sought medical attention. With most people exhibiting minor or no symptoms with Omicron, one can presume that the real numbers are more in the 100s of thousands, rather than just 16-18,000...

Which is precisely what makes your 5th day Test&go more of a "suck it and see" lottery !

6 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

UK is currently about 40k odd a day and we are getting on with life and restrictions going, Thailand appears not to want to get back to normal life. Any disease that kills less daily than a normal day on the roads really should not be classified as a pandemic illness and really should be ignored

True, but as one poster has already said, it is a cash cow for this unelected soldier posing as a PM and the rest of the Junta.

4 hours ago, JayBird said:

COVID fatalities are comparable to road accident fatalities.

 

Traffic fatalities are not contagious and don't grow exponentially.

 

COVID is and does, unless restrained by effective vaccinations and social measures.

 

Thailand got up to more than 300 COVID deaths a day last August, six times the daily rate of average road deaths.  But months before in June, those daily numbers were in the teens, 20s and 30s, just like now.

 

On 2/18/2022 at 7:41 AM, RichardColeman said:

UK is currently about 40k odd a day and we are getting on with life and restrictions going, Thailand appears not to want to get back to normal life. Any disease that kills less daily than a normal day on the roads really should not be classified as a pandemic illness and really should be ignored

A week ago the UK was at about 65,000-70,000 /day..... it is where the numbers are going that is important. UK waited until the numbers were turning downwards to loosen things.... hardly surprises me Thailand is waiting for that to happen too.

With such low numbers (even if they are massively under-reported as most people are sensible enough to keep their positive ATK results quiet!) it makes you wonder why so many restrictions and mandates are still being enforced?