News Forum - Thursday Covid Update: 262 deaths and 14,956 new cases

[Thaiger]

262 coronavirus-related deaths and 14,956 new Covid-19 infections were reported today by the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration. In the latest and most severe wave of the virus, first recorded on April 1, the CCSA has reported 1,205,624 confirmed Covid-19 cases. In the 24-hour period since the last count, the CCSA has recorded 17,936 more recoveries. There are now 163,680 active Covid-19 cases. The wave is on a downward slope as new recoveries continue to exceed new cases. Out of the new cases today, 356 were found in correctional facilities. More than 40,000 inmates in Thailand’s overcrowded prisons have tested […]

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[AussieBob]

1 hour ago, Thaiger said:

14,956 new Covid-19 infections

That is great to hear - but how many tests is that out of ?   14,956 out of 100,000 tests is great, but 14,956 out of 20,000 tests is not good.  They need to publish the number of tests - it is not only us Expats questioning the number of tests because we are a bit more 'negative' or 'challenging', many Thais are also sceptical too according to the Wife and all her family and friends (they will not publicly say it though). 

[HiuMak]

1 hour ago, AussieBob said:

That is great to hear - but how many tests is that out of ?   14,956 out of 100,000 tests is great, but 14,956 out of 20,000 tests is not good.  They need to publish the number of tests - it is not only us Expats questioning the number of tests because we are a bit more 'negative' or 'challenging', many Thais are also sceptical too according to the Wife and all her family and friends (they will not publicly say it though). 

From 27th Aug and 28th Aug has been decreasing from 50K to 42K of testing.

If the information is correct, with 15K new cases and 42K testing, the positive to testing percentage is about 36%. Not great

 

https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/full-list-covid-19-tests-per-day?country=~THA

 

[AussieBob]

13 minutes ago, HiuMak said:

From 27th Aug and 28th Aug has been decreasing from 50K to 42K of testing.

If the information is correct, with 15K new cases and 42K testing, the positive to testing percentage is about 36%. Not great

https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/full-list-covid-19-tests-per-day?country=~THA

Thanks - that is what needs to be published with the positive tests results. 15K of 42K as you said is 36% as you said and that is not good at all. But 15K of 50K is 30% and although not much better, if there is a downward trend overall then that confirms that the infections are reducing. 

[Bob20]

Numbers if deaths clearly not going down. That's the key figure.

Wrong decision to open up.

I think there will be a price to pay, unless they get 75% vaccinated this week.

Oh, scrap that last bit.

 

[Guest1]

1 hour ago, HiuMak said:

If the information is correct, with 15K new cases and 42K testing, the positive to testing percentage is about 36%. Not great.

But very expectable, since they mostly "pro activly" are ONLY testing in groups,  with cramped  conditions, workspace, transportation (20+ on a pickup to/after work), accomodation.

For that, "just" a bit more as one third is not a bad result, methinks

[Griff1315]

1 hour ago, Bob20 said:

Numbers if deaths clearly not going down. That's the key figure.

Wrong decision to open up.

I think there will be a price to pay, unless they get 75% vaccinated this week.

Oh, scrap that last bit.

I see Phucket is still going really well with it Sandbox plan.                  How they kept below that 90 cases a week scenario I don't know.           Must be marvel's in the accounting department.

[MikeW]

2 hours ago, Griff1315 said:

I see Phucket is still going really well with it Sandbox plan.                  How they kept below that 90 cases a week scenario I don't know.           Must be marvel's in the accounting department.

If they were treated like the rest of the country they would be dark red or at least red. Money talks 

[AussieBob]

15 hours ago, Bob20 said:

Numbers if deaths clearly not going down. That's the key figure.

Wrong decision to open up.

I think there will be a price to pay, unless they get 75% vaccinated this week.

Oh, scrap that last bit.

Yes - both infection numbers and deaths need to be coming down before they open up. If only because if they get it wrong and infections start to jump back up again, then the hospital system will get jammed up because there are still thousands in ICUs and Beds. When all the numbers are down is when they should open up - and even then slowly slowly. Thais will 'party' when allowed - they are 'biting at the bit' - and when 'released' they will go for it big time - in case they are locked down again.