COVID-19 SUNDAY: Positive numbers all around, lowest deaths since third wave
Today was a great day for Covid-19 news as the numbers have improved from yesterday for every single metric except for infections brought in from abroad which jumped from 16 yesterday to 24 today. Daily infections and deaths are down, with deaths hitting the lowest number since the third wave of Covid-19 began in April. The total number of hospitalisations was reduced about 28% in the last 10 days, and ICU and ventilator patients continued to fall as well.
The CCSA reported 3,787 new Covid-19 infections, down 292 since yesterday, and 20 Coronavirus-related deaths, down 19 from yesterday. Since April 1, in the latest wave of the virus in Thailand, a total of 2,139,773 confirmed Covid-19 infections have been reported.
In the 24 hour period since the last count, the CCSA has reported 5,606 recoveries, up 1,696 from yesterday. There are now 51,616 people currently receiving treatment for Covid-19, down 1,839 from yesterday, including 1,105 in the ICU and 309 on ventilators.
Of the new Covid-19 infections, 5 were found in correctional facilities, 38 were identified by community testing, and 3,720 were uncovered by walk-in testing. 1,108 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. (The daily chart shows what the same statistics were listed as yesterday as compared to revisions made today that increased vaccines across the board.)
OTHER COVID-19 NEWS
- Restaurants reminded to follow Covid-19 safety for holidays
- Holiday travel: Poll finds most don’t have New Year’s plans, many cite Omicron fears
- 2023 healthcare budget of 207 billion baht proposed including Covid-19
- Pfizer kids’ vaccines and booster shots available in Phuket next week
- Plant-based Baiya vaccine can be adjusted for Omicron variant
COVID-19 PROVINCIAL TOTALS
Only Phayao had no new Covid-19 infections today. Prisons saw a dramatic drop from last week’s surge of over 1,100 in one day to just 5 today. The provinces with the highest number of new Covid-19 infections over the last 24 hours are as follows:
| PROVINCE | TODAY | FROM YESTERDAY | TOTAL | |
| 1 | Bangkok | 631 | â–¼ | 431,220 |
| 11 | Nakhon Si Thammarat | 349 | â–¼ | 44,736 |
| 3 | Chonburi | 167 | â–² | 109,566 |
| 2 | Samut Prakan | 155 | â–² | 130,120 |
| 6 | Songkhla | 145 | â–¼ | 63,828 |
| 21 | Surat Thani | 125 | â–¼ | 27,295 |
| 9 | Pattani | 87 | â–¼ | 47,400 |
| 20 | Chiang Mai | 87 | â–¼ | 27,773 |
| 37 | Trang | 87 | â–² | 16,806 |
| 42 | Phatthalung | 78 | â–² | 12,632 |
Full provincial Covid-19 figures are below:
| RANK | CENTRAL PROVINCES | TODAY | TOTAL | |
| 1 | Bangkok | 631 | â–¼ | 431,220 |
| 2 | Samut Prakan | 155 | â–² | 130,120 |
| 4 | Samut Sakhon | 36 | â–¼ | 94,159 |
| 7 | Nonthaburi | 46 | â–² | 60,187 |
| 14 | Pathum Thani | 35 | â–¼ | 40,299 |
| 16 | Nakhon Pathom | 57 | â–² | 34,945 |
| 18 | Saraburi | 45 | â–¼ | 32,677 |
| 19 | Ayutthaya | 61 | â–¼ | 32,111 |
| 31 | Lopburi | 73 | â–² | 18,287 |
| 38 | Nakhon Sawan | 73 | • | 16,705 |
| 40 | Suphan Buri | 26 | â–² | 14,602 |
| 43 | Phetchabun | 10 | â–¼ | 11,327 |
| 46 | Ang Thong | 24 | â–² | 11,024 |
| 47 | Nakhon Nayok | 2 | â–¼ | 11,021 |
| 48 | Samut Songkhram | 4 | â–¼ | 10,873 |
| 53 | Phitsanulok | 51 | â–² | 8,715 |
| 54 | Kamphaeng Phet | 11 | â–² | 8,317 |
| 58 | Sukhothai | 7 | â–² | 6,237 |
| 61 | Phichit | 9 | â–² | 5,378 |
| 68 | Sing Buri | 7 | • | 3,522 |
| 69 | Uthai Thani | 5 | â–² | 3,422 |
| 74 | Chai Nat | 3 | â–¼ | 2,832 |
| RANK | EASTERN PROVINCES | TODAY | TOTAL | |
| 3 | Chonburi | 167 | â–² | 109,566 |
| 10 | Rayong | 24 | â–¼ | 45,378 |
| 15 | Chachoengsao | 34 | â–¼ | 35,083 |
| 22 | Prachinburi | 70 | â–² | 26,089 |
| 27 | Chanthaburi | 10 | â–¼ | 21,924 |
| 36 | Sa Kaeo | 30 | â–² | 17,019 |
| 52 | Trat | 25 | â–² | 9,084 |
| RANK | NORTHERN PROVINCES | TODAY | TOTAL | |
| 20 | Chiang Mai | 87 | â–¼ | 27,773 |
| 59 | Chiang Rai | 14 | â–¼ | 5,559 |
| 64 | Uttaradit | 3 | â–² | 4,572 |
| 65 | Lamphun | 45 | â–¼ | 4,516 |
| 70 | Lampang | 14 | â–¼ | 3,271 |
| 72 | Mae Hong Son | 23 | â–¼ | 2,909 |
| 73 | Nan | 22 | â–² | 2,837 |
| 75 | Phayao | 0 | â–¼ | 2,675 |
| 78 | Phrae | 1 | â–¼ | 2,032 |
| RANK | NORTHEASTERN PROVINCES | TODAY | TOTAL | |
| 17 | Nakhon Ratchasima | 64 | â–¼ | 32,753 |
| 26 | Khon Kaen | 42 | â–¼ | 23,156 |
| 28 | Ubon Ratchathani | 12 | â–¼ | 21,888 |
| 29 | Udon Thani | 29 | â–¼ | 20,513 |
| 33 | Surin | 5 | â–¼ | 17,686 |
| 34 | Sisaket | 63 | â–² | 17,567 |
| 35 | Buriram | 10 | â–¼ | 17,463 |
| 41 | Roi Et | 18 | â–² | 13,352 |
| 44 | Maha Sarakham | 2 | â–¼ | 11,233 |
| 49 | Chaiyaphum | 9 | â–¼ | 10,627 |
| 50 | Kalasin | 15 | â–¼ | 9,982 |
| 56 | Sakon Nakhon | 19 | â–² | 7,891 |
| 60 | Yasothon | 10 | â–² | 5,554 |
| 62 | Nakhon Phanom | 11 | â–¼ | 5,083 |
| 63 | Nong Bua Lamphu | 5 | â–¼ | 4,667 |
| 66 | Nong Khai | 7 | â–² | 4,474 |
| 67 | Loei | 31 | â–² | 4,459 |
| 71 | Amnat Charoen | 6 | â–² | 3,092 |
| 76 | Bueng Kan | 27 | â–¼ | 2,553 |
| 77 | Mukdahan | 1 | â–¼ | 2,542 |
| RANK | SOUTHERN PROVINCES | TODAY | TOTAL | |
| 6 | Songkhla | 145 | â–¼ | 63,828 |
| 8 | Yala | 71 | â–¼ | 47,886 |
| 9 | Pattani | 87 | â–¼ | 47,400 |
| 11 | Nakhon Si Thammarat | 349 | â–¼ | 44,736 |
| 12 | Narathiwat | 29 | â–² | 41,767 |
| 21 | Surat Thani | 125 | â–¼ | 27,295 |
| 32 | Phuket | 56 | â–¼ | 17,926 |
| 37 | Trang | 87 | â–² | 16,806 |
| 39 | Chumphon | 51 | â–¼ | 15,680 |
| 42 | Phatthalung | 78 | â–² | 12,632 |
| 45 | Krabi | 66 | â–¼ | 11,160 |
| 51 | Ranong | 7 | â–¼ | 9,768 |
| 55 | Satun | 60 | â–¼ | 8,058 |
| 57 | Phang Nga | 61 | â–¼ | 7,067 |
| RANK | WESTERN PROVINCES | TODAY | TOTAL | |
| 13 | Ratchaburi | 61 | â–² | 41,505 |
| 23 | Tak | 42 | â–¼ | 24,755 |
| 24 | Phetchaburi | 7 | â–¼ | 24,114 |
| 25 | Kanchanaburi | 17 | â–² | 23,488 |
| 30 | Prachuap Khiri Khan | 33 | â–¼ | 19,106 |
| RANK | PRISONS | TODAY | TOTAL | |
| 5 | Prisons | 5 | â–¼ | 86,053 |
SOURCE: CCSA
