Thailand reports 25,389 new COVID-19 cases, 87 deaths, 26,084 recoveries

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Thailand on Wednesday (March 30) reported 25,389 new COVID-19 cases, 26,084 recoveries and 87 additional deaths over the past 24 hours. 

 

Wednesday’s cases bring the total number of COVID-19 infections in Thailand to 3,600,787 with 25,045 deaths.

 

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[anchadian]

 

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[TallGuyJohninBKK]

Officially reported new COVID cases ended three days of declines on Wednesday with a hefty increase to 25,389, which is a typical mid-week spike for Thailand case reporting, but still below the country's 2022 high of 27,071 on March 18.

 

At the same time, the government also reported 87 new COVID deaths, up from 78 the day before and just one shy of Thailand's daily record for 2022 of 88 set on March 21.

 

The high deaths tally for the day likely contributed to an unusual development for Thailand lately -- daily declines in both the number of COVID cases hospitalized in serious condition (1,727) and patients requiring intubation (679). Both stats lately have been increasing on an almost daily basis, and both had set new yearly highs just yesterday.

 

Overall, Thailand's total number of official current COVID cases also declined to 244,372, the third consecutive daily decline following a high of 251,936 last Sunday.

 

The new numbers reported Wednesday were slightly higher than one week prior for official new cases and higher for daily deaths, but lower for the combination of official cases and unofficial cases from positive ATK tests.

 

Official COVID case statistics are at best an approximation in Thailand, where many cases go unreported, and are subject to typical upward swings during the week and declines during weekend periods, although serious hospitalization figures are likely a more reliable indicator of current COVID trends.

 

 

 

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.

 

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

 

https://www.facebook.com/informationcovid19/posts/531846655100330

 

[Bkk Brian]

PCR test positive cases, total of 25,389 official new infections. 87 official covid deaths recorded.

 

Rapid tests positive cases, 25,397 bringing the total of PCR and ATK results to 50,786

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

 

OWD rolling 7 day average, cases and deaths up to 27th March

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

 

 

[anchadian]

Phuket marks 232 new COVID cases, no new deaths

 

PHUKET: The latest Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO) daily COVID situation report has marked 232 new local infections confirmed across the island yesterday (Mar 29), bringing the total number of infections recorded since Jan 1 to 46,081.

 

https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-marks-232-new-covid-cases-no-new-deaths-83626.php

[realfunster]

1 hour ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

At the same time, the government also reported 87 new COVID deaths, up from 78 the day before and just one shy of Thailand's daily record for 2022 of 88 set on March 21.

Or equally factually 

 

At the same time, the government also reported 87 new COVID deaths, up from 78 the day before, this figure remains 72% lower than Thailand's record during the COVID pandemic of 312 daily deaths in August 2021.

 

BTW - I do greatly appreciate your daily efforts in preparing and sharing such detailed data/information 

[ThailandRyan]

2 hours ago, Bkk Brian said:

PCR test positive cases, total of 25,389 official new infections. 87 official covid deaths recorded.

 

Rapid tests positive cases, 25,397 bringing the total of PCR and ATK results to 50,786

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

 

OWD rolling 7 day average, cases and deaths up to 27th March

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

 

 

The midweek climb as unfortunately expected.  Can not hope for anything more I guess.  

 

Boots near me yesterday had a line out the door with folks buying ATK tests. That tells me loads in itself.

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

2 hours ago, realfunster said:

Or equally factually 

 

At the same time, the government also reported 87 new COVID deaths, up from 78 the day before, this figure remains 72% lower than Thailand's record during the COVID pandemic of 312 daily deaths in August 2021.

 

BTW - I do greatly appreciate your daily efforts in preparing and sharing such detailed data/information 

 

Every daily update I've posted for months now has included the following advisory, for context purposes:

 

"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."

 

If you ever see anything like that reported in this year's daily Thai news media accounts regarding the 2022 Omicron wave, please be sure to let me know.  ????

 

And FWIW, today's update of current COVID cases intubated has now grown to reach about 58% of the peak Delta number from last year.

 

And today's update of serious COVID case hospitalizations has steadily grown to now reach about 30% of the peak Delta number from last year.

 

For a so-called "mild" variant, Omicron is still killing a lot of people every day in Thailand --  more every day right now than the average number of official road deaths, for example.

 

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

The short assessment I'd give to the issue you broached above is:

 

Thailand's general COVID situation has been steadily worsening throughout 2022 up to the present time, though remains substantially less severe thus far than the worst of 2021.

 

But until we reach a clear peak and then show a clear decline trend for 2022, we don't know yet where this year's peak is going to end up.

 

[ThailandRyan]

3 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

The short assessment I'd give to the issue you broached above is:

 

Thailand's general COVID situation has been steadily worsening throughout 2022 up to the present time, though remains substantially less severe thus far than the worst of 2021.

 

But until we reach a clear peak and then show a clear decline trend for 2022, we don't know yet where this year's peak is going to end up.

 

Most Peaks upwards and downwards only took a few months to attain, while here in Thailand weare now swinging into the 4th month with numbers see-sawing, well the ones reported as acases, which makes no damned sense to me at all.

[Photoguy21]

Just out of interest did the deaths occur due solely to Covid or was there other underlaying problems which was the main cause of death but they was tested positive for Covid?

There is a big difference.

[ThailandRyan]

1 minute ago, Photoguy21 said:

Just out of interest did the deaths occur due solely to Covid or was there other underlaying problems which was the main cause of death but they was tested positive for Covid?

There is a big difference.

This is not a conspiracy Sir.  Thailand decided in the last month or so to list those that died from Covid as such and if from other underlying issues to not be included.  

[Bkk Brian]

6 minutes ago, Photoguy21 said:

Just out of interest did the deaths occur due solely to Covid or was there other underlaying problems which was the main cause of death but they was tested positive for Covid?

There is a big difference.

There's a big difference in the reported official deaths and the excess deaths, interesting right?

[anchadian]

Chonburi announces 1,283 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 and three new deaths

 

Highlights:

1,283 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Chonburi today

 

8,306 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.

 

1,191 (PCR) and 4,732 (ATK) recovered and were released from medical care

 

Three new deaths

 

https://thepattayanews.com/2022/03/30/chonburi-announces-1283-new-and-confirmed-cases-of-covid-19-and-three-new-deaths/

[bkk6060]

No changes it seems 2 weeks now from Songkran with increased travel actually starting the end of next week around the 8th or 9th.  Pray for safety for everyone.

 

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

20 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

Most Peaks upwards and downwards only took a few months to attain, while here in Thailand weare now swinging into the 4th month with numbers see-sawing, well the ones reported as acases, which makes no damned sense to me at all.

 

The serious hospitalization and intubation numbers have continued upward on an almost daily basis. I put more stock in those in terms of being valid indicators.

 

I'm holding my breath (figuratively) until I start to see a clear downward trend on those -- which has yet to happen.

 

[worrab]

At long last we have a report, for today, which is showing a drop from 306 cases on 25th March. Goodness knows what happened inbetween!

 

Health officials on Wednesday (Mar 30) reported 293 new COVID-19 cases in Prachuap Khiri Khan province, of which 103 cases were found in Hua Hin.

Elsewhere in the province, 16 cases were found in Pranburi, 38 cases in Sam Roi Yot, 9 cases in Kuiburi, 5 cases in Thap Sakae, 32 cases in Bang Saphan, 1 cases in Bang Saphan Noi, and 89 cases in Mueang Prachuap Khiri Khan.

Three new COVID-19 related deaths were reported in the province today.

 

https://www.huahintoday.com/hua-hin-news/mar-30-prachuap-reports-293-new-covid-19-cases-103-in-hua-hin/

 

 

 

[mommysboy]

1 hour ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

The serious hospitalization and intubation numbers have continued upward on an almost daily basis. I put more stock in those in terms of being valid indicators.

 

I'm holding my breath (figuratively) until I start to see a clear downward trend on those -- which has yet to happen.

 

Yes this is absolutely, completely the nub of the matter.  

 

Definitely a hairy situation, but it doesn't seem to be the killer beast that Delta is/was despite being very widespread,  and with only moderately successful vaccine program and low levels of natural immunity.  

 

By the way, I agree that 'mild' is the wrong description- 'less severe' perhaps.

 

(I'm particularly aware of the plight of immune compromised folk.  Why on earth has the vaccine rate been so low for the elderly I wonder.  Here in Surat Thani City, there also appears to be no booster campaign whatsoever!)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[smedly]

4 hours ago, anchadian said:

PHUKET: The latest Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO) daily COVID situation report has marked 232 new local infections confirmed across the island yesterday (Mar 29), bringing the total number of infections recorded since Jan 1 to 46,081.

are they having a laugh

[ThailandRyan]

50 minutes ago, DustyShoes said:

"Thailand decided"...? Please be more specific or provide a link. Thanks.

 

In any case, glad to hear someone admit to excluding (hiding?) a vital stat that could interfere with their fearmongering objective/narrative.

Do some of your own research.  Here is a Thaiger YouTube video that explains it all.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajT_g3gO_4Y

[Bkk Brian]

1 hour ago, DustyShoes said:

"Thailand decided"...? Please be more specific or provide a link. Thanks.

 

In any case, glad to hear someone admit to excluding (hiding?) a vital stat that could interfere with their fearmongering objective/narrative.

If they wanted to fear monger would the best strategy be to test more and get somewhere close to the real figure of new cases which is estimated to be 250k cases a day? & why would they change their covid deaths reporting to also keep the numbers of deaths down?

 

https://ourworldindata.org/covid-models#institute-for-health-metrics-and-evaluation-ihme

 

 

[Photoguy21]

3 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

This is not a conspiracy Sir.  Thailand decided in the last month or so to list those that died from Covid as such and if from other underlying issues to not be included.  

I never mentioned conspiracy. The number of deaths is small. What is the normal daily death rate in Thailand? With that you get some context. A number is just a number and on its own has little significance.

[Bkk Brian]

3 minutes ago, Photoguy21 said:

I never mentioned conspiracy. The number of deaths is small. What is the normal daily death rate in Thailand? With that you get some context. A number is just a number and on its own has little significance.

Peer reviewed study.

 

For Thailand, as of the end of 2021, the country reported a total of 21,700 Covid-related deaths. The analysis estimated around 35,200 excess deaths in Thailand from January 2020 to the end of 2021.

 

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(21)02796-3/fulltext#seccestitle150

[riparian]

2 hours ago, anchadian said:

Chonburi announces 1,283 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 and three new deaths

 

Highlights:

1,283 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Chonburi today

 

8,306 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.

 

1,191 (PCR) and 4,732 (ATK) recovered and were released from medical care

 

Three new deaths

 

https://thepattayanews.com/2022/03/30/chonburi-announces-1283-new-and-confirmed-cases-of-covid-19-and-three-new-deaths/

And those 8,306 positive ATKs in Chonburi amount to just under one third of the national total 25,397.

 

[Photoguy21]

2 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

Peer reviewed study.

 

For Thailand, as of the end of 2021, the country reported a total of 21,700 Covid-related deaths. The analysis estimated around 35,200 excess deaths in Thailand from January 2020 to the end of 2021.

 

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(21)02796-3/fulltext#seccestitle150

Very nice but a "Case" is not something to get worried over. You catch a cold you are a case for the cold. The real problems come if, due to the virus and nothing else, you are hospitalised or die from it. But the emphasis is that no other illness is the cause of the outcome

[Bkk Brian]

4 minutes ago, Photoguy21 said:

Very nice but a "Case" is not something to get worried over. You catch a cold you are a case for the cold. The real problems come if, due to the virus and nothing else, you are hospitalised or die from it. But the emphasis is that no other illness is the cause of the outcome

Not a lot nice about covid deaths which is what my post was about, not cases.

[Photoguy21]

1 minute ago, Bkk Brian said:

Not a lot nice about covid deaths which is what my post was about, not cases.

Nothing nice about any death I would agree but governments tend to put case numbers in a way that makes it look like hospitalisations and deaths which it is not. This is what makes everything look worse than it is.

[Bkk Brian]

Just now, Photoguy21 said:

Nothing nice about any death I would agree but governments tend to put case numbers in a way that makes it look like hospitalisations and deaths which it is not. This is what makes everything look worse than it is.

I quoted a peer reviewef study from the Lancet. Not the government.....try again

[ThailandRyan]

2 minutes ago, Photoguy21 said:

Nothing nice about any death I would agree but governments tend to put case numbers in a way that makes it look like hospitalisations and deaths which it is not. This is what makes everything look worse than it is.

The listed deaths are from those that have been hospitalized for Covid and more than likely were intubated or in critical conditions.  Once again you keep alluding to it being a conspiracy theory without using those exact words....

[Photoguy21]

5 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

I quoted a peer reviewef study from the Lancet. Not the government.....try again

It doesnt matter who you quote, I am sure they are all correct but the breakdown is required to see what is really happening