News Forum - Monday Covid Update: 22,311 new cases; provincial totals

[Thaiger]

42 coronavirus-related deaths were reported by the CCSA today, raising the pandemic’s death toll in Thailand to 22,933 with 1,235 of those fatalities since the start of this year. In the 24-hour period since the last count, the CCSA recorded 22,311 new Covid-19 cases and 17,470 recoveries. There are now 213,645 people in Thailand being treated for Covid-19. Out of the new cases recorded today, 27 were found in correctional facilities. More than 80,000 inmates at Thailand’s overcrowded prisons and detention centres have tested positive for Covid-19 over the past several months. Since the start of the pandemic last year, […]

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[remo940]

I don’t see anything wrong with manipulating the numbers, after all it’s for the good of the country

[Stonker]

45 minutes ago, remo940 said:

I don’t see anything wrong with manipulating the numbers, after all it’s for the good of the country

... and your evidence that any numbers, such as deaths, cases being treated, and cases in ICU's, are being manipulated is what, exactly?

[JJJ]

Thailand continues to over hospitalize healthy patients and scare the population. Stop allowing so many PCR tests. If the person has mild symptoms, force them to home isolation.  Enough is enough. Open the damn country. 

According to BP,

“Of all the patients, 83,479 were admitted to conventional hospitals which informed the Department of Disease Control that as many as 82,499 or 98% were green-coded patients who have mild symptoms or pose no risks,” Dr Apisamai said.

[riclag]

https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2271195/new-covid-cases-fall-for-second-day-to-22-311-monday
 

Sad ! I can’t understand why people insist on going to the hospital when they have mild symptoms!

Thais must be scared!

555 Im more concerned about being forced to take A Covid test and getting a positive result as opposed to actually being sick from that  crap

Thanks for your post

[Soidog]

5 hours ago, remo940 said:

I don’t see anything wrong with manipulating the numbers, after all it’s for the good of the country

Well by there own admission they don’t include ATK cases, so you assertion that the numbers are manipulated are a fact. Not so sure about it being for the good of the country mind you.