Thailand reports 26,050 new COVID-19 cases, 69 deaths, 22,219 recoveries

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Thailand on Friday (March 25) reported 26,050 new COVID-19 cases, 22,219 recoveries and 69 additional deaths over the past 24 hours. 

 

Friday’s cases bring the total number of COVID-19 infections in Thailand to 3,477,030 with 24,648 deaths.

 

The news comes as the Thai Medical Services Department signed an agreement with Pfizer (Thailand) yesterday (Thursday) to procure 50,000 courses (2 million tablets) of the Paxlovid anti-viral medicine for the treatment of COVID-19.

 

The delivery of the drug is expected in mid-April.

 

Director-General of the department Dr. Somsak Akksilp said that the oral medication can reduce the risk of hospitalisation and death in severe COVID-19 cases by about 88%, if administered within five days of first symptoms being detected, according to clinical trials.**

 

** Thai PBS contributed to this report

 

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[ThailandRyan]

Are the numbers truly dropping, is this an anomaly, or are they trying to make it look good for Songkran travel and the BMA now wanting to open up water splashing events on Khao San Rd....

 

Today marks a turning point as far as the way things may or may not be handled.  Why is this government so hell bent on ordering all of these medications is indeed this is waning.

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

Friday 25 March 2022

 

Total 26,050 new COVID cases classified as
--26,014 domestic patients
--36 foreign traveler patients

 

Accumulated 1,253,595 patients (since January 1, 2022)
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22,219 recovered, returned home
Accumulated 1,039,777 recoveries (since January 1, 2022)

 

244,111 COVID patients currently being treated (record high for 2022)
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69 new COVID deaths

number of serious COVID cases hospitalized with pneumonia symptoms -- 1,619 (record high for 2022).

 

Average 21 serious hospitalizations per province
Hospital bed occupancy rate nationally 26.9 percent

 

https://www.facebook.com/informationcovid19/posts/528543855430610

 

Edited March 25, 2022 by TallGuyJohninBKK

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

Newly reported official COVID cases showed an unexpected decline on Friday to 26,050, down almost 1,000 from yesterday's 27,024 total, while serious COVID hospitalizations rose substantially to 1,619 and set a another new record high for the year.

 

The Ministry of Public Health also reported 69 new deaths from COVID on Friday, down 13 from the 82 reported the day before, and also a surprising decrease to the lowest daily number since March 14.

 

In a break from recent upward trends, Friday's official new COVID case count and newly reported deaths both declined to lower levels than each had reported one week prior. On the flip side, though, unofficial COVID cases via positive ATK tests and combined official and unofficial case totals were higher than a week ago.

 

Total active COVID cases under care (including home quarantine and community care centers) increased to 244,111, up 3,862 new cases from the prior day and enough to set a another new record high for the year.

 

The new yearly high of 1,619 COVID cases hospitalized in serious condition with pneumonia type symptoms (a large increase of 66 from the prior day) means such cases are now averaging 21 per each of Thailand's 77 provinces, though the government said its hospital bed occupancy rate was only 26.9%.

 

Serious COVID hospitalizations now have risen every day for at least the past week, and now are almost triple the number (555) tallied at the start of the year.

 

Meanwhile, the number of COVID hospitalization cases requiring intubation to breathe also set a new record high for the year, rising by 47 to 630, its first time passing the 600 mark.

 

In general, COVID hospitalization data in Thailand is likely to be a more accurate indicator of current trends in the pandemic than case counts, since it's not so much subject to the vagaries of the government's COVID testing policies.

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

[ikke1959]

52 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

Are the numbers truly dropping, is this an anomaly, or are they trying to make it look good for Songkran travel and the BMA now wanting to open up water splashing events on Khao San Rd....

 

Today marks a turning point as far as the way things may or may not be handled.  Why is this government so hell bent on ordering all of these medications is indeed this is waning.

The more they manipulate the numbers, the less confidence travellers get. Songkran is coming and as always the show must go on, but I believe that the Thai people know better now and don't believe a word of the Covid cases anymore. You can notice it on the roads especially in the evenings. It is very quiet

Edited March 25, 2022 by ikke1959

[edwinchester]

Numbers of cases here in the village is going crazy. Wifey and daughter tested positive for covid last Sunday although both are feeling fine now. Daughter who is 4 years old was back to normal after 36 hours but Sunday was a little worrying when her temperature went up to 40c. Wifey had an intermittent cough and felt a little fatigue and that was it. I've tested negative, feel fine and am confined to gardening duties and the spare bedroom.

We had a visit from staff at the local health center yesterday and they said there were 20 extra cases just that day and this is a village of 1500.

Many of wifeys friends, who she hasn't been in contact with recently, are also testing positive along with all their families.

There's also been a couple of deaths in the family too, elderly and with pre-existing conditions but contracting covid finished them off.

Experience and info from local medical staff and our own seems to indicate it's running rampant right now.

[ThailandRyan]

1 minute ago, edwinchester said:

Numbers of cases here in the village is going crazy. Wifey and daughter tested positive for covid last Sunday although both are feeling fine now. Daughter who is 4 years old was back to normal after 36 hours but Sunday was a little worrying when her temperature went up to 40c. Wifey had an intermittent cough and felt a little fatigue and that was it. I've tested negative, feel fine and am confined to gardening duties and the spare bedroom.

We had a visit from staff at the local health center yesterday and they said there were 20 extra cases just that day and this is a village of 1500.

Many of wifeys friends, who she hasn't been in contact with recently, are also testing positive along with all their families.

There's also been a couple of deaths in the family too, elderly and with pre-existing conditions but contracting covid finished them off.

Experience and info from local medical staff and our own seems to indicate it's running rampant right now.

The anecdotal evidence is overwhelming right now that the numbers this government posts are just a small percentage.  The GF's co-teachers at her school salon/barbershop have all in the past few days come down with Covid and the shop has now been closed. Thats 5 teachers and then 20 students that in the past week have become ill.  The GF stopped working there on the 1st after my return from the US and was supposed to return next week after a month break.  One of her friends has just called her and let her know the above which I posted.....they have not reported the illnesses either and are self isolating.  It will get worse before it gets better

[worrab]

A slight drop from the 276 cases reported on 23rd March. 

 

Health officials on Thursday (Mar 24) reported 267 new COVID-19 cases in Prachuap Khiri Khan province, of which 90 cases were found in Hua Hin.

Elsewhere in the province, 28 cases were found in Pranburi, 32 cases in Sam Roi Yot, 13 cases in Kuiburi, 19 cases in Thap Sakae, 27 cases in Bang Saphan, 2 cases in Bang Saphan Noi, and 54 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-24-prachuap-reports-267-new-covid-19-cases-90-cases-in-hua-hin/

[mommysboy]

1 hour ago, edwinchester said:

Numbers of cases here in the village is going crazy. Wifey and daughter tested positive for covid last Sunday although both are feeling fine now. Daughter who is 4 years old was back to normal after 36 hours but Sunday was a little worrying when her temperature went up to 40c. Wifey had an intermittent cough and felt a little fatigue and that was it. I've tested negative, feel fine and am confined to gardening duties and the spare bedroom.

We had a visit from staff at the local health center yesterday and they said there were 20 extra cases just that day and this is a village of 1500.

Many of wifeys friends, who she hasn't been in contact with recently, are also testing positive along with all their families.

There's also been a couple of deaths in the family too, elderly and with pre-existing conditions but contracting covid finished them off.

Experience and info from local medical staff and our own seems to indicate it's running rampant right now.

I can report a very similar pattern a few weeks ago in the small community I live in, in Surat Thani.  Interestingly, I did not appear to get it or only had very mild symptoms (difficult to know since I suffer allergies).  Mostly just a light cold for kids, and symptoms similar to hard pharyngitis in adults.  But 2 very old and chronically sick people died in what is a very, very extended family- you know how lines get blurred in Thai families.

 

I agree with previous poster that only serious covid cases should be used as a likely indicator of community prevalence.  

 

The true infection could be ascertained via sampling as is done in the UK by the ONS. It would likely come up as 1-2 million per week in my opinion.

Edited March 25, 2022 by mommysboy

[Bkk Brian]

1 hour ago, ThailandRyan said:

The anecdotal evidence is overwhelming right now that the numbers this government posts are just a small percentage.  The GF's co-teachers at her school salon/barbershop have all in the past few days come down with Covid and the shop has now been closed. Thats 5 teachers and then 20 students that in the past week have become ill.  The GF stopped working there on the 1st after my return from the US and was supposed to return next week after a month break.  One of her friends has just called her and let her know the above which I posted.....they have not reported the illnesses either and are self isolating.  It will get worse before it gets better

You're right, it absolutely rampant and the official figures are a complete sham. Daughter's got it, turn's out that she caught it from travelling back from a football match at another school. The majority of the team who were in the mini bus have tested positive. She had a rough night last night with high fever sweats and chills, still asleep now. She's been double vaxxed with pfizer. 

 

Now just waiting to see if I get it.

 

Official dashboard not updated yet today so no idea what the ATK count was yesterday.

[anchadian]

Vaccine holdouts are jeopardizing Thailand’s hard-earned covid gains

 

Thailand’s vaccine holdouts and anti-vaccine movement is jeopardizing the country’s hard-earned Covid-19 gained, a doctor at Vajira Hospital told Thai Enquirer on Friday.

 

https://www.thaienquirer.com/38911/vaccine-holdouts-are-jeopardizing-thailands-hard-earned-covid-gains/

[anchadian]

Phuket marks 284 new COVID cases, one more death

 

PHUKET: The latest Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO) daily COVID situation report has marked 284 new local infections confirmed across the island yesterday (Mar 24), bringing the total number of infections recorded since Jan 1 to 44,685.

 

https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-marks-284-new-covid-cases-one-more-death-83566.php

[Bkk Brian]

PCR test positive cases, total of 26,050 official new infections. 69 official covid deaths recorded.

 

Rapid tests positive cases, 26,655 bringing the total of PCR and ATK results to 52,705

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

 

OWD rolling 7 day average, cases and deaths up to 22nd March

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

 

 

 

 

[koratkarlos]

2 hours ago, edwinchester said:

Numbers of cases here in the village is going crazy.

Same for us here in rural Mae Taeng.  Covid is everywhere.  I plan on skipping Songkran.

[blackshadow]

Weeks ago Anutin stated that everything was under control !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

Today's update of the two-week trends chart (March 12-25) from MoPH:

 

From left to right: serious COVID hospitalizations, hospitalized intubations, daily new deaths, two-week daily average of new COVID cases.

 

 

https://www.facebook.com/informationcovid19/photos/a.106455480972785/528681012083561/?type=3

 

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

I've updated my original summary post above with the full MoPH Dashboard data for the day now that it's available.

 

[edwinchester]

2 hours ago, blackshadow said:

Weeks ago Anutin stated that everything was under control !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The claim of an idiot if ever there was.

[anchadian]

 

 

Chonburi announces 1,090 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 and one new death.

 

Highlights:

 

1,090 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Chonburi today

 

6,579 positive ATK (rapid antigen) tests were reported but all require a second confirmed PCR test before being counted as official cases. The ATK positive tests are just “possible” cases until confirmed by PCR. TPN notes, however, that second confirmed tests are no longer mandatory except for high-risk groups.

 

886 (PCR) and 3,307 (ATK) recovered and were released from medical care

 

One new death

 

 

https://thepattayanews.com/2022/03/25/chonburi-announces-1090-new-and-confirmed-cases-of-covid-19-and-one-new-death/

[worrab]

Before I post the figures for today, a quick update on our situation. I feel okay except for a really rough throat. But it now transpires that my 2 year old son has got Covid and him and my wife will be joining me in the hospitel tomorrow.

A leap up today from the 267 cases for yesterday.

 

Health officials on Friday (Mar 25) reported 306 new COVID-19 cases in Prachuap Khiri Khan province, of which 91 cases were found in Hua Hin.

Elsewhere in the province, 58 cases were found in Pranburi, 17 cases in Sam Roi Yot, 8 cases in Kuiburi, 26 cases in Thap Sakae, 24 cases in Bang Saphan, 9 cases in Bang Saphan Noi, and 73 cases in Mueang Prachuap Khiri Khan.

One new COVID-19 related death was reported in the province today.

 

https://www.huahintoday.com/local-news/mar-25-prachuap-reports-306-new-covid-19-cases-91-in-hua-hin/

 

 

[ukrules]

8 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

Newly reported official COVID cases showed an unexpected decline on Friday to 26,050, down almost 1,000 from yesterday's 27,024 total

lol

[ukrules]

8 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

Are the numbers truly dropping, is this an anomaly, or are they trying to make it look good for Songkran travel and the BMA now wanting to open up water splashing events on Khao San Rd....

 

Today marks a turning point as far as the way things may or may not be handled.  Why is this government so hell bent on ordering all of these medications is indeed this is waning.

Nothings changing, they just detected less cases in one day, it's meaningless unless it's sustained over time and a trend emerges.

 

You need moving averages over multiple weeks or at least 7 days at the very least to detect a change in direction.

[ukrules]

2 hours ago, Hulu said:

I don’t belief this numbers. Also Omicron is a light flu , but all is to make Money.Scary the people and you can control them better.We hear nothing from the yearly Influenza anymore. Is it gone? No more existing? Maybe here Name is now Omicron?  new name  B2? In Spring now B2? What will be the Name for the Influenza in Fall? It will go on and on as long People are scared and belief. 

 

It's not a light flu, there is a world of difference between influenza and any coronavirus.

 

As for why a coronavirus infection can prevent an influenza infection a lot of the time then there's a world of reading out there but it is a thing.

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

1 hour ago, ukrules said:

lol

 

Since I wrote the part you quoted, you might well have added a few other parts of the same:

 

"while serious COVID hospitalizations rose substantially to 1,619 and set a another new record high for the year."

 

"unofficial COVID cases via positive ATK tests and combined official and unofficial case totals were higher than a week ago."

 

"Total active COVID cases under care (including home quarantine and community care centers) increased to 244,111, up 3,862 new cases from the prior day and enough to set a another new record high for the year."

 

I think I've tried to do a better job than most at reflecting the limitations of relying solely on the government's daily official new COVID case counts.

 

 

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

1 hour ago, ukrules said:

You need moving averages over multiple weeks or at least 7 days at the very least to detect a change in direction.

 

As already posted... those trends generally are UP!

 

 

https://www.facebook.com/informationcovid19/photos/a.106455480972785/528681012083561/?type=3

 

Ahh, should have also added this capping comment of my report earlier today:

 

"In general, COVID hospitalization data in Thailand is likely to be a more accurate indicator of current trends in the pandemic than case counts, since it's not so much subject to the vagaries of the government's COVID testing policies."

 

 

 

 

[Stargeezr]

If Thailand is spiking in COVID cases, it is not alone. Anyone want to holiday in Hong Kong, or 

China, Russia, Ukraine, or other affected, infected countries, even the USA still has lots of new cases

every day and pe3ople still dying every day, even from this mild Omicron strain.

  Maybe with the high season of 2021 - 2022 is over, we should all stay home and look forward to the

next high season. IMO. 

[ThailandRyan]

3 hours ago, Stargeezr said:

If Thailand is spiking in COVID cases, it is not alone. Anyone want to holiday in Hong Kong, or 

China, Russia, Ukraine, or other affected, infected countries, even the USA still has lots of new cases

every day and pe3ople still dying every day, even from this mild Omicron strain.

  Maybe with the high season of 2021 - 2022 is over, we should all stay home and look forward to the

next high season. IMO. 

Remember it is only mild if your vaccinated and boosted and even then it is killing vaccinated folks, so calling it mild is a misnomer. It's still deadly 

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COVID-19: Thailand reports 26,234 new coronavirus cases, 67 deaths, 20,013 recoveries

 

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Thailand on Saturday (March 26) reported 26,234 new COVID-19 cases, 20,013 recoveries and 67 additional deaths over the past 24 hours. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1254740-covid-19-thailand-reports-26234-new-coronavirus-cases-67-deaths-20013-recoveries/

 

 

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