COVID-19: Thailand reports 24,792 new coronavirus cases, 63 deaths, 22,065 recoveries

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Thailand on Friday (March 11) reported 24,792 new COVID-19 cases, 22,065 recoveries and 63 additional deaths over the past 24 hours. 

 

Friday’s cases bring the total number of COVID-19 infections in Thailand to 3,136,649 with 23,575 deaths.

 

The news comes as the Central Vaccination Centre (CVC) at Bang Sue Grand Station is offering Covid-19 vaccines on a walk-in basis to both Thais and foreign nationals, regardless of which dose it is. The center said appointments are no longer required, as Covid-19 caseloads continue to rise across the country.

 

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The CVC stated that the center was instructed last month to quickly provide required vaccine protection against Covid-19 for people suffering from lung infections, the unprotected elderly, and those who have yet to receive their booster shots.

 

According to the CVC, senior citizens who have received booster shots are 41 percent less likely to die from Covid-19 than the unvaccinated, citing a study that showed immunity works best against the virus after 7-14 days after being vaccinated.

 

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[anchadian]

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1502077967824191488

 

[anchadian]

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1502078737697099776

 

[Bkk Brian]

PCR test positive cases, total of 24,792 official new infections. 63 official covid deaths recorded.

 

Rapid tests positive cases, 21,626 bringing the total of PCR and ATK results to 46,418

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

 

OWD rolling 7 day average, cases and deaths up to 9th March

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

 

 

 

[ikke1959]

24.792 PCR and 21.626 ATK total 46.418 new cases yeah yeah

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

Thailand's COVID update on Friday offered a mixed bag of results, as officially reported cases reached their highest level of the past week at 24,792 and serious hospitalizations set another record high for the year at 1,255, but new daily deaths declined to 63.

 

The drop in daily COVID deaths, from the prior day's yearly high of 74, came as Ministry of Public Health officials began talking about narrowing their definition of when to attribute a death to COVID. But it's unknown whether that plan influenced Friday's reporting.

 

Among other updates, the numbers of unofficial COVID cases (21,626) based on positive ATK tests and thus combined official and unofficial cases (46,418) both declined from yearly record high levels set the day before.

 

The total number of COVID patients under care increased for the day to 222,998, as did the number of COVID patients being treated in regular hospitals, which rose to 63,553. But both figures remained well below their respective record highs for the year.

 

In one good indicator, the number of COVID patients in hospitals requiring ventilators to breathe dropped for the first time in the past week to 415, down from  the prior day's yearly high of 420.

 

 

 

 

https://ddc.moph.go.th/covid19-dashboard/?dashboard=main

 

For added context, during the peak of the Delta wave last fall, Thailand's daily COVID case count topped out at 23,418, but the numbers of serious hospital cases and intubated patients peaked above 5,600 and 1,100 respectively, and daily deaths topped 300 for a brief period.

 

Edited March 11, 2022 by TallGuyJohninBKK

[TooMuchTime]

More isn't better with stats.

 

All you need to know is the death rate between different age groups.  Don't be alarmed when you see that number is minuscule for the majority of the population.

Edited March 11, 2022 by onthedarkside
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[Bkk Brian]

ICU and Ventilated cases continuing the overall upward trend which only leads to increasing deaths.

 

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

 

[Phuketshrew]

It would be interesting to know how the numbers of patients in serious condition with pneumonia differs from pre-covid years. Given that there are about 1400 hospitals in Thailand https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114483/thailand-number-of-hospitals/ then 1255 would equate to less than one case per hospital. Or am I being too simplistic?

[aqua4]

24 minutes ago, TooMuchTime said:

 

Keeps you afraid. Almost 80% of Bangkok has had 2 vaccinations and still its climbing. 

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

15 minutes ago, aqua4 said:

Keeps you afraid. Almost 80% of Bangkok has had 2 vaccinations and still its climbing. 

 

And two shots only is only minimally effective against the current Omicron variant, so that's not saying much. And the two-shot percentage nationwide is only 72%.

 

But a more telling indicator is that 69% of Thailand's population thus far has NOT received the third shot booster dose that the medical experts say provides the best protection against Omicron. And that includes a similar share of the age 60 and older population that's the most vulnerable.

 

[KhunBENQ]

25 minutes ago, TooMuchTime said:

More isn't better with stats.

 

All you need to know is the death rate between different age groups.  Don't be alarmed when you see that number is minuscule for the majority of the population.

So true but even in other countries (like Germany)  they won't stop throwing absolute detected infection numbers and the rate/100000/week. Individuals/celebrities infected are always "sick of...".

Smarter numbers like hospitalization/died from vs died with/age groups are quite hidden.

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

43 minutes ago, TooMuchTime said:

More isn't better with stats.

 

All you need to know is the death rate between different age groups.  Don't be alarmed when you see that number is minuscule for the majority of the population.

 

Apparently you missed the news this week that researchers have found that even MILD cases of COVID can cause people's brains to shrink/age up to 10 years worth of living. Deaths matter, of course, but they're not the only important indicator relating to COVID.

 

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-07/brain-shrinkage-cognitive-decline-found-months-after-mild-covid

 

 

 

 

Edited March 11, 2022 by TallGuyJohninBKK

[Dogmatix]

2 hours ago, aqua4 said:

Keeps you afraid. Almost 80% of Bangkok has had 2 vaccinations and still its climbing. 

Probably a lot of that was Sinovac and Sinopharm which should be eliminated from vaccine stats, as Singapore did. Why have over 20% not been vaccinated at all even with Chinese product. 

[worrab]

At last we have the report for yesterday. Would you believe the same number of cases as on 9th March?? 

 

Health officials on Thursday (Mar 10) reported 204 new COVID-19 cases in Prachuap Khiri Khan province, of which 49 cases were found in Hua Hin.

Elsewhere in the province, 34 cases were found in Pranburi, 35 cases in Sam Roi Yot, 1 case in Kuiburi, 14 cases in Thap Sakae, 10 cases in Bang Saphan, 29 cases in Bang Saphan Noi, and 25 cases in Mueang Prachuap Khiri Khan.

No new COVID-19 related deaths were reported in the province today.

 

https://www.huahintoday.com/hua-hin-news/mar-10-prachuap-reports-197-new-covid-19-cases-48-cases-in-hua-hin/

 

Edited March 11, 2022 by worrab
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[Bkk Brian]

The death toll from Covid-19 looks set to exceed the deaths from Spanish flu in 1919 according to new estimates 

https://twitter.com/timspector/status/1502176926412132356

 

pdf download

Estimating excess mortality due to the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic analysis of COVID-19-related mortality, 2020–21

http://www.thelancet-press.com/embargo/COVIDexcessmortality.pdf

 

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

1 hour ago, Bkk Brian said:

 

pdf download

Estimating excess mortality due to the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic analysis of COVID-19-related mortality, 2020–21

http://www.thelancet-press.com/embargo/COVIDexcessmortality.pdf

 

 

The study you cited above basically concludes that Worldwide COVID deaths during 2020 and 2021 were triple the officially reported figures -- 18 million in reality vs the nearly 6 million officially reported.

 

"Findings: Although reported COVID-19 deaths between Jan 1, 2020, and Dec 31, 2021, totalled 5·94 million worldwide, we estimate that 18·2 million (95% uncertainty interval 17·1–19·6) people died worldwide because of the COVID-19 pandemic (as measured by excess mortality) over that period.

...

At the country level, the highest numbers of cumulative excess deaths due to COVID-19 were estimated in India (4·07 million [3·71–4·36]), the USA (1·13 million [1·08–1·18]), Russia (1·07 million [1·06–1·08]), Mexico (798 000 [7 41 000–867 000]), Brazil (792 000 [730 000–847 000]), Indonesia (736 000 [594 000–955 000]), and P-akistan (664 000 [498 000–847 000])."

 

As for Thailand, the study says the country had more than 35,000 COVID deaths for the two-year period, 62% higher than the 21,700 officially reported:

 

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

The authors of the above study also noted that their estimate for Worldwide 2020-2021 COVID deaths was very close to a separate analysis done of the same by The Economist.

 

The Economist, though, has periodically been updating their estimates, including in current time into 2022. They have a considerably higher excess deaths estimate for Thailand (59,540), notwithstanding the fact their estimate covers two additional months into 2022.

 

 

 

https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/coronavirus-excess-deaths-estimates

 

 

[Cake Monster]

6 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

And two shots only is only minimally effective against the current Omicron variant, so that's not saying much. And the two-shot percentage nationwide is only 72%.

 

But a more telling indicator is that 69% of Thailand's population thus far has NOT received the third shot booster dose that the medical experts say provides the best protection against Omicron. And that includes a similar share of the age 60 and older population that's the most vulnerable.

 

 

Edited March 11, 2022 by Cake Monster

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

The latest vaccination updates reported today:

 

Only 31% of Thailand's overall population, and the same rate for the age 60 and older more vulnerable group, have thus far received the third shot booster dose that medical experts say is required to protect against the Omicron COVID variant.

 

 

https://www.facebook.com/informationcovid19/photos/a.106455480972785/519888706296125/?type=3

 

 

https://www.facebook.com/informationcovid19/photos/a.106455480972785/519888716296124/?type=3

 

[worrab]

4 hours ago, worrab said:

At last we have the report for yesterday. Would you believe the same number of cases as on 9th March?? 

 

Health officials on Thursday (Mar 10) reported 204 new COVID-19 cases in Prachuap Khiri Khan province, of which 49 cases were found in Hua Hin.

Elsewhere in the province, 34 cases were found in Pranburi, 35 cases in Sam Roi Yot, 1 case in Kuiburi, 14 cases in Thap Sakae, 10 cases in Bang Saphan, 29 cases in Bang Saphan Noi, and 25 cases in Mueang Prachuap Khiri Khan.

No new COVID-19 related deaths were reported in the province today.

 

https://www.huahintoday.com/hua-hin-news/mar-10-prachuap-reports-197-new-covid-19-cases-48-cases-in-hua-hin/

 

In fact due to a slight error in reporting, the actual figure for the 10th March is 197 cases. Thought it strange to have exactly the same number for two days running!

[sungod]

7 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

But a more telling indicator is that 69% of Thailand's population thus far has NOT received the third shot booster dose that the medical experts say provides the best protection against Omicron. And that includes a similar share of the age 60 and older population that's the most vulnerable.

How many of the 69% have already had omicron and now have natural immunity?

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

MoPH breakdown of the 63 new COVID deaths reported today:

 

37 males, 26 females

61 Thais, 1 American, 1 unknown

Median age of 69, with age range from 28 to 93

 

--49 or78% were age 60 and older

--11 or 17% were under age 60 with chronic conditions

--3 or 5% were under age 60 with no chronic conditions

 

Heart disease (15) and kidney disease and bedridden (9 each) were the most common chronic conditions reported among the deaths.

 

Bangkok had the most deaths among individual provinces with 7.

 

No mention of the vaccination status for these deaths.

 

 

https://www.facebook.com/informationcovid19/photos/a.106455480972785/519888449629484/?type=3

 

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

3 minutes ago, sungod said:

How many of the 69% have already had omicron and now have natural immunity?

Not a very large share... since Omicron only replaced Delta as the predominant variant in Thailand toward the beginning of 2022.

 

And, the so-called "natural immunity" you refer to isn't permanent, but is only temporary, post infection.

 

And, there's no guarantee that having had a previous COVID infection is necessarily going to protect you against a different variant in the future.

 

 

Edited March 11, 2022 by TallGuyJohninBKK

[sungod]

1 minute ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

Not a very large share... since Omicron only replaced Delta as the predominant variant in Thailand toward the beginning of 2022.

 

I would tend to disagree, with under reporting due to the vast majority of people being mild and staying at home i would say it would be a significant chunk. On this very daily thread its argued every day that the figures are hugely under represented of what is actually happening in the real world.

 

If we look at the current daily average of 50,000 a day that are reported (ATK and PCR) thats 1.5 million in a month. Then imagine whats not reported................

 

 

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

MOPH released this chart today ranking the numbers of serious COVID cases with pneumonia by province, with Bangkok, the most populous single province, having the most with 182 as of March 10.

 

The far right column indicates the bed occupancy rate of Level 2 and 3 hospitals beds for COVID patient care in those various provinces.

 

The red / yellow / green colors indicate whether the case numbers in that province are rising, remaining flat or declining.

 

The individual province numbers below should be out of a total of 1,238 total serious COVID cases with pneumonia in hospitals reported nationwide as of yesterday among 77 provinces.

 

 

https://www.facebook.com/informationcovid19/photos/a.106455480972785/519888636296132/?type=3

 

Edited March 11, 2022 by TallGuyJohninBKK

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

46 minutes ago, sungod said:

I would tend to disagree, with under reporting due to the vast majority of people being mild and staying at home i would say it would be a significant chunk. On this very daily thread its argued every day that the figures are hugely under represented of what is actually happening in the real world.

 

If we look at the current daily average of 50,000 a day that are reported (ATK and PCR) thats 1.5 million in a month. Then imagine whats not reported................

 

 

 

For starters, Thailand has a total population of more than 70 million, so the monthly case numbers you're citing for a few months are relatively small in comparison.

 

Then, you're not recognizing that Omicron cases in Thailand are a relatively recent arrival, Omicron is better at evading prior infections than Delta was, the immunity from past infections only has a limited duration, and may or may not even protect against the newer BA2 variant that's now overtaking the original BA1 Omicron variant.

 

Infection doesn’t provide good immunity against Omicron

 

"According to a December 2021 South African study, the risk of reinfection from the Omicron coronavirus variant is 3 times higher than it is for previous strains of the virus.

...

Omicron variant is associated with substantial ability to evade immunity from prior infection."

 

AND

 

"Dr. William Schaffner, professor of preventive medicine and infectious diseases at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, said it’s not known exactly how long the protection after natural infection will last and how durable that protection will be against a variety of different variants."

 

https://www.healthline.com/health-news/how-long-does-immunity-last-after-covid-19-what-we-know

 

Edited March 11, 2022 by TallGuyJohninBKK

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

MoPH on Friday also released the follow trends chart for the period Feb. 26 to March 11 showing, in order on the chart from left to right:

 

--serious COVID cases in hospital by day

--hospitalized COVID patients requiring intubation by day

--new COVID deaths by day, and

--the 14-day average of new official COVID cases by day

 

 

https://www.facebook.com/informationcovid19/photos/a.106455480972785/519888416296154/?type=3

 

Edited March 11, 2022 by TallGuyJohninBKK

[alex8912]

3 hours ago, Bkk Brian said:

The death toll from Covid-19 looks set to exceed the deaths from Spanish flu in 1919 according to new estimates 

https://twitter.com/timspector/status/1502176926412132356

 

pdf download

Estimating excess mortality due to the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic analysis of COVID-19-related mortality, 2020–21

http://www.thelancet-press.com/embargo/COVIDexcessmortality.pdf

 

There are 7.9 billion people in the world now and there were about 1.8 billion in 1919 so I think that may have to be included for some comparison. Not everything on this thread needs to be negative. 

[ThailandRyan]

17 minutes ago, alex8912 said:

There are 7.9 billion people in the world now and there were about 1.8 billion in 1919 so I think that may have to be included for some comparison. Not everything on this thread needs to be negative. 

Whose being negative.  The facts are in evidence and the source is listed. The number of deaths as stated in the link are set to exceed the deaths from Spanish Flu regardless of the worlds population.

Edited March 11, 2022 by ThailandRyan