Thailand’s daily COVID-19 infections will remain high for 2-6 weeks

The daily number of new COVID-19 infections will remain high for at least 2-6 weeks, before they begin to stabilise and then decrease, according to the Public Health Ministry.

Public Health Permanent Secretary Dr. Kiattibhoom Vongrachit explained that the increase in new COVID-19 cases in all parts of Thailand also means an increase in patients with pneumonia, in those who require ventilators and deaths. Most of the fatalities are still among the elderly, those with underlying diseases and the unvaccinated.

He predicted that there will be 1,000 patients developing pneumonia and about 400-500 patients on ventilators. The numbers are, however, lower than the Delta outbreak, during which up to 7,000 patients experienced pneumonia and 1,300 patients were on ventilators.

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