COVID-19 SATURDAY: 5,896 infections, 37 deaths, provincial data

Today, the CCSA reported 5,896 new Covid-19 infections, up 984 since yesterday, and 37 Coronavirus-related deaths, up 4 from yesterday. Since April 1, in the latest wave of the virus in Thailand, a total of 2,107,664 confirmed Covid-19 infections have been reported.

In the 24 hour period since the last count, the CCSA has reported 5,666 recoveries, up 178 from yesterday. There are now 72,954 people currently receiving treatment for Covid-19, up 193 from yesterday, including 1,299 in the ICU and 330 on ventilators.

Of the new Covid-19 infections, 1,127 were found in correctional facilities, 148 were identified by community testing, and 4,609 were uncovered by walk-in testing. 964 antigen test kits were used, though their results are officially considered inconclusive.

COVID-19 VACCINES

While the official figures from the Department of Disease Control have been changed and revised frequently, with daily figures sometimes being changed by hundreds of thousands of vaccines, the below represents the most current information on Covid-19 vaccinations the DDC has released, however accurate it may be.

COVID-19 PROVINCIAL TOTALS

Today, a staggering 1,127 Covid-19 infections were uncovered in the prison system throughout Thailand. As the incarcerated population is counted separately from provincial totals, prisons had more infections than any other province. The provinces with the highest number of new Covid-19 infections over the last 24 hours are as follows:

Full provincial Covid-19 figures are below:

SOURCE: CCSA