Covid Count Reaches Around 2,800-3,889 A Day In Thailand

[webfact]

Assoc. Prof. Thira Woratanarat. Photo: Naewna

 

by TNR Staff

 

A CHULALONGKORN University Faculty of Medicine doctor today (Feb. 14) estimated that the daily Covid-19 tally was approximately 2,800-3,889 during the week Feb. 5-11, 2023 while warning people to continue being careful, Naewna newspaper said.

 

Dr. Thira Woratanarat also said on his personal Facebook page that there were 392 hospital admissions and 12 deaths last week but this is an increase of 55.6% from the previous week.

 

Wearing a face mask correctly greatly reduces the risk of catching Covid-19, he added.

 

Worldwide there were 53,062 more Covid cases and 384 deaths yesterday, taking the global total to 677,658,400 cases and 6,782,849 deaths.

 

Full story: https://thainewsroom.com/2023/02/14/covid-count-reaches-around-2800-3889-a-day-in-thailand/

 

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[HuskerDo2]

I wonder how many of these new cases can be attributed to infected Chinese flooding the country.

[brewsterbudgen]

My son's school finally lifted the face-mask in class requirements last week!

[Carriesatousa]

I'd love to know how many of these people have already been vaccinated....

[spidermike007]

Many of us have not worn a mask in months, and we are not about to start that again. It would take an outbreak of bubonic plague, for me to go there. 

 

And you let in 1000's of Chinese tourists who are infected, and the numbers are bound to tick up. What did they expect? With Omi, I am more worried about catching a cold or the flu, than covid. 

Edited February 14, 2023 by spidermike007

[Rimmer]

A troll post has been removed

[nahkit]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

A CHULALONGKORN University Faculty of Medicine doctor today (Feb. 14) estimated that the daily Covid-19 tally was approximately 2,800-3,889 during the week Feb. 5-11, 2023

He quite clearly says that is a weekly total so why does the heading claim it as a daily total?

[Robert Tyrrell]

Hello ,

 

Truly a big mistake Thailand , With all the issues China ???????? Has had your allowing entry with no testing or vaccination proof is most STUPID !! 55.6 % increase in infections compared to last week !! That’s almost a 60% increase compared to last week.

Theres an old saying in America ????????

A fool and his money ???? Will soon part ways from each other , The mighty Baht over Health and Safety !!!  VERY STUPID AND SAD Thailand !! 

 

[Robert Tyrrell]

4 minutes ago, nahkit said:

He quite clearly says that is a weekly total so why does the heading claim it as a daily total?

Because Thailand has one of the worst Government collaborations and communications to media and there public  !  

[Robert Tyrrell]

51 minutes ago, Carriesatousa said:

I'd love to know how many of these people have already been vaccinated....

Why ? The vaccine was never intended as a cure , Which most people think so or are clueless about this science!! What is FACT !! Is the vaccine protects against severe Illness, Hospitalization and Death !! 

[Artisi]

35 minutes ago, nahkit said:

He quite clearly says that is a weekly total so why does the heading claim it as a daily total?

A mere problem, the usual poor media reporting. 

[vivananahuahin]

i think  i will not take this vaccine anymore, it was a very big mistake.

[Tropposurfer]

1 hour ago, Carriesatousa said:

I'd love to know how many of these people have already been vaccinated....

And your point in saying this is? Vaccination did not, and was not ever guaranteed to provide immunity from infection. Vaccination does however reduce morbidity and fatality to a high degree in vaccinated against unvaccinated people. 

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

1 hour ago, nahkit said:

He quite clearly says that is a weekly total so why does the heading claim it as a daily total?

AFAIK, the Chula prof is "estimating" the likely number of daily regular COVID "cases" based on the weekly COVID hospitalization numbers (that the government calls "cases") reported by the government.

 

Since last Oct., the government's weekly reports only count COVID cases when someone has actually been hospitalized with COVID. Regular non-hospitialized COVID cases are not counted or publicly reported here anymore...

 

But needless to say, the count of people hospitalized with COVID is surely a small share of the actual numbers of people with COVID infections.

 

The prof seems to be using an estimated daily number of about 2800 to 3900 regular cases, which would translate into almost 20,000 to 27,000 regular cases/infections per week.

 

The EN translation of what he actually posted in Thai regarding Thailand is as follows:

 

"For Thailand, the numbers from the weekly report 5-11 February 2023 have 392 hospital admissions and 12 deaths.
...It is estimated that the number of new infections is approximately 2,800-3,889 per day."

 

https://www.facebook.com/thiraw/posts/pfbid0TqLxLEfjjRAFmkhiLjgHex7LwfeiHQgdWhYv9AsesoXahiYswqyxRQ34MocvKt4gl

 

 

Edited February 14, 2023 by TallGuyJohninBKK

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

Here's the trend of the Government's weekly COVID hospitalizations and deaths reports for the past month, starting with the oldest from mid-January. Again, they're only reporting COVID hospitalizations, not non-hospitalized cases.

 

There was a dip in hospitalizations two weeks ago, but the latest hospitalization numbers are actually below those of the last half of January. And reported COVID deaths have declined in each of the past four weekly reports.

 

The numbers in the large red blocks below are weekly COVID hospitalizations. The numbers in the large grey blocks below are government reported weekly COVID deaths.

 

The smaller red and gray section numbers at the bottom of each graphic are the cumulative COVID hospitalization and death counts for Thailand since the start of the calendar year 2023.

 

PS - I don't believe there is any consistently reported EN version of these graphics from the Ministry of Public Health. So the TH versions are the only ones we have to go with.

 

Weekly COVID hospitalizations and COVID deaths reported by Thailand:

 

Jan. 15-21

 

Jan 22-28

 

Jan 29 to Feb. 4

 

Feb. 5 - 11

 

https://www.facebook.com/informationcovid19/photos

 

Edited February 14, 2023 by TallGuyJohninBKK

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

32 minutes ago, vivananahuahin said:

i think  i will not take this vaccine anymore, it was a very big mistake.

The latest real-world tracking info from the U.S. CDC comparing health outcomes for non-vaccinated people vs. vaccinated people (and especially those with the latest bivalent vaccines) say otherwise.

 

(When the CDC in the graphic below refers to the "updated" COVID vaccine, they're referring to the new "bivalent" versions, which thus far aren't available in Thailand, but are available in the U.S. and elsewhere.)

 

 

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/72/wr/mm7206a3.htm

 

What is added by this report?

"Bivalent booster recipients in 24 U.S. jurisdictions had slightly higher protection against infection and significantly higher protection against death than was observed for monovalent booster recipients or unvaccinated persons, especially among older adults.

 

What are the implications for public health practice?

Bivalent COVID-19 booster doses protected against infection and death during BA.4/BA.5 circulation. All eligible persons should get 1 bivalent booster dose ≥2 months after their COVID-19 primary series or last monovalent booster dose."

 

Edited February 14, 2023 by TallGuyJohninBKK

[Lizzy Duang]

1 hour ago, Robert Tyrrell said:

Why ? The vaccine was never intended as a cure , Which most people think so or are clueless about this science!! What is FACT !! Is the vaccine protects against severe Illness, Hospitalization and Death !! 

No. Just see graph 1 and 3 here: https://www.kff.org/policy-watch/why-do-vaccinated-people-represent-most-covid-19-deaths-right-now/

So 58 percent were vaccinated in the US in August 22 but also amounted to more than 58 percent of COVID deaths (about 3800 vs 2700).

Edited February 14, 2023 by Lizzy Duang
Miscalculation

[Bkk Brian]

2 minutes ago, Lizzy Duang said:

Not significantly. Just see graph 1 and 3 here: https://www.kff.org/policy-watch/why-do-vaccinated-people-represent-most-covid-19-deaths-right-now/

So 58 percent were vaccinated in the US in August 22 but also amounted to about 58 percent of COVID deaths (about 3600 vs 2700).

Looking just at graphs is out of context when you don't read the accompanying reasons for the data.

 

"Conclusion

It would be a misrepresentation of the finding to say it is evidence against vaccination. This finding actually underscores the importance of staying up-to-date on boosters."

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

10 minutes ago, Lizzy Duang said:

Not significantly. Just see graph 1 and 3 here: https://www.kff.org/policy-watch/why-do-vaccinated-people-represent-most-covid-19-deaths-right-now/

So 58 percent were vaccinated in the US in August 22 but also amounted to about 58 percent of COVID deaths (about 3600 vs 2700).

 Yes significantly. The way you present the numbers above is misleading... To do a meaningful comparison, you have to compare the SHARE of unvaccinated people who are dying vs.the SHARE of vaccinated people who are dying -- not their overall shares in the general population.

 

As the report you linked to above explains:

 

'There are many more vaccinated people than there are unvaccinated people, and vaccinated and boosted people are, on average, older and more likely to have underlying health conditions that put them at risk for severe COVID-19 outcomes.

 

That’s why, when CDC adjusts for some of these factors (age and population size), we still see that unvaccinated people are at much greater risk of death and other severe outcomes than people the same age who have stayed up-to-date on boosters.

 

Older people are at greater risk for severe illness and death from COVID-19 than younger people, but vaccines and boosters still lower that risk substantially."

 

As the Kaiser Foundation article above correctly also notes... if 100% of the U.S. population were vaccinated, then 100% of the COVID deaths would be among the vaccinated. But that's missing the point and meaningful comparison.

 

Edited February 14, 2023 by TallGuyJohninBKK

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

The CDC did just that kind of legitimate comparison recently using real world health outcomes among vaccinated vs unvaccinated folks. And I posted the result above:

 

 

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/72/wr/mm7206a3.htm

 

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

****Deleted Post Edited out***

 

You have no credible source for what you're claiming re excess deaths, and posted nothing to support your claim.

 

Specifically, there's no credible evidence that COVID vaccines contribute to any meaningful number of excess deaths around the world. COVID, on the other hand, clearly does.

 

 

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

 

 

[onthedarkside]

unsubstantiated covid vaccine claims have been removed, persist and you will recieve a warning

[Sir Dude]

Wearing a face mask should go... it is dehumanizing and robs people of a level of individuality. It is truly amazing how much of yourself you lose wearing one of those things and how nice it is to see peoples' faces again... especially smiles.

It should be like it used to be, the vulnerable and old get their yearly shots and just the germaphobes prancing around in masks... crazy that so many of the vaccinated healthy are still blindly following the mask mandate like sheep, even though it's been dropped.

Edited February 14, 2023 by Sir Dude
Typos

[josephbloggs]

2 hours ago, Robert Tyrrell said:

Hello ,

 

Truly a big mistake Thailand , With all the issues China ???????? Has had your allowing entry with no testing or vaccination proof is most STUPID !! 55.6 % increase in infections compared to last week !! That’s almost a 60% increase compared to last week.

Theres an old saying in America ????????

A fool and his money ???? Will soon part ways from each other , The mighty Baht over Health and Safety !!!  VERY STUPID AND SAD Thailand !! 

 

Yeah we should all just lock ourselves up forever.

 

The world has moved on.

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

2 minutes ago, Sir Dude said:

are still blindly following the mask mandate

There is no more "mask mandate" in Thailand.

 

But people who want to reduce their risk of catching COVID and potential illness from it do tend to follow the suggestions for the general public from the WHO and CDC, among others, to wear good quality face masks in indoor areas when close around other people.

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

12 minutes ago, josephbloggs said:

The world has moved on.

The U.S. is still reporting about 450 new COVID deaths per day, along with more than 3,600 new COVID hospitalizations per day...

 

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/covid-data/covidview/index.html

 

The WHO reported more than 90,000 COVID deaths worldwide in the past month.

 

"Globally, nearly 10.5 million new cases and over 90 000 deaths were reported in the last 28 days (9 January to 5 February 2023), a decrease of 89% and 8%, respectively, compared to the previous 28 days.

 

As of 5 February 2023, over 754 million confirmed cases and over 6.8 million deaths have been reported globally."

 

https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/weekly-epidemiological-update-on-covid-19---8-february-2023

 

I guess dying of COVID is one way of "moving on"...

 

Edited February 14, 2023 by TallGuyJohninBKK

[josephbloggs]

2 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

The U.S. is still reporting about 450 new COVID deaths per day, along with more than 3,600 new COVID hospitalizations per day...

 

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/covid-data/covidview/index.html

 

The WHO reported more than 90,000 COVID deaths worldwide in the past month.

 

"Globally, nearly 10.5 million new cases and over 90 000 deaths were reported in the last 28 days (9 January to 5 February 2023), a decrease of 89% and 8%, respectively, compared to the previous 28 days.

 

As of 5 February 2023, over 754 million confirmed cases and over 6.8 million deaths have been reported globally."

 

https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/weekly-epidemiological-update-on-covid-19---8-february-2023

 

I guess dying of COVID is one way of "moving on"...

 

True, but I think a high percentage of those deaths were unvaccinated people. Get vaccinated, move on. Nearly everyone I know has had it at least once (some up to three times), I have, sadly, known two people who have died but both were unvaccinated.

 

We can't keep the world under lock and key forever. Get vaccinated, move on.

[Mad mick]

4 hours ago, HuskerDo2 said:

I wonder how many of these new cases can be attributed to infected Chinese flooding the country.

99%

[jacko45k]

26 minutes ago, Sir Dude said:

Wearing a face mask should go... it is dehumanizing and robs people of a level of individuality

Its just a facemask...... so you think nurses and doctors feel this way.

Bit of a drama queen or just trolling?

Edited February 14, 2023 by jacko45k

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

8 minutes ago, josephbloggs said:

We can't keep the world under lock and key forever. Get vaccinated, move on.

No one is trying to keep the world, or Thailand, "under lock and key."  There are no longer any such enforced lockdown measures here, as you well know. And hardly any restrictions on inbound travel.

 

But, getting vaccinated, wearing a face mask when appropriate, and trying to keep in general good health all improve people's odds against bad COVID outcomes.

 

Usually, the people who post on here saying "move on" are those who want to disregard all the things that would otherwise protect people from getting sick.

 

Edited February 14, 2023 by TallGuyJohninBKK