Coronavirus (Covid-19)

Covid UPDATE: 1,983 new infections and 34 deaths, provincial totals

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1 month ago

Wednesday, May 12, 2021

Tanutam Thawan

Photo via Facebook/ อนุทิน ชาญวีรกูล (Public Health Minister)

The daily Covid-19 death toll hit a record high today with 34 deaths reported. 1,983 new Covid-19 infections were reported today in the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration’s daily briefing. Since the start of the pandemic last year, the CCSA has reported 88,907 Covid-19 infections and 486 coronavirus-related deaths.

There are now 29,378 active Covid-19 cases in Thailand. Active cases peaked at just over 30,000 infections last week and have been on a very slight downward slope. The number of patients with severe symptoms has slightly increased to 1,200 with 401 of them on ventilators.

Around 75% of the new Covid-19 infections are in Bangkok and surrounding provinces. While the infection rate remains high in the capital, several provinces have reported no Covid-19 infections and many provinces report under 10 infections.

Most of the new Covid-related fatalities reported today are patients with underlying conditions of high blood pressure, high cholesterol or diabetes. 12 of the 34 patients who died had contracted Covid-19 from family members, a trend in the deaths of patients. The elderly and those with chronic illnesses are at the highest risk of a severe Covid-19 infection.

A CCSA spokesperson notes that migrant workers are entitled to treatment under social welfare programs regardless of their legal status in Thailand.

“Legal or not, they will be treated. Legal status is not an issue at all. The priority is to get them treated and recovered as soon as possible.”

To combat the spread of Covid-19 in Bangkok, the CCSA is expediting the Covid-19 vaccination campaign in high-risk areas like Bangkok’s Khlong Toey slum. Since the nationwide vaccination campaign was launched in late February, 1.89 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine have been administered. Only 530,000 people have received both doses of the vaccine.

Provinces with the highest number of new Covid-19 cases…

Province	New cases	Total since April 1
Bangkok	976	21,405
Nonthaburi	266	4,035
Samut Prakan	110	3,420
Chon Buri	57	3,489
Surat Thani	53	1,256
Ayutthaya	38	743
Samut Sakhon	36	1,627
Chanthaburi	32	562
Pathum Thani	29	1,477
Pattani	28	240

Covid UPDATE: 1,983 new infections and 34 deaths, provincial totals | News by Thaiger

Daily Covid-related deaths in Thailand as of 11 May 2021, according to Worldometers.

Active Covid-19 cases in Thailand as of 11 May 2021, according to Worldometers.

Covid UPDATE: 1,983 new infections and 34 deaths, provincial totals | News by Thaiger

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13 Comments

Nigel

Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at 1:51 pm

Strange how the infections are staying around the 2,000 mark and yet deaths are increasing. Ummm, I wonder what can be causing that??. Maybe by the time the daily headline reads: 2,500 deaths and 1,900 infections, someone may start to ask serious questions over the point of publishing infections without number of tests conducted?

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Neil C

Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at 2:48 pm

You have (more than once) failed to provide provincial totals (in spite of your headline saying the story includes it). Not all of us life in the 10 provinces with the highest totals…can you start including your regional graphics again, please?

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Social Observer

Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at 3:20 pm

30,000 (known) infections in a country with a population of 70,000,000 ? The actual number of infections is likely much higher due to inadequate testing, asymptomatic cases, under reporting, etc.

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David

Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at 3:25 pm

It would help if you gave provincial details like Phuket! Why the secrecy?

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- Thaiger
  
  Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at 4:45 pm
  
  There is no secrecy, we publish the provincial totals every day. Scroll down!
  
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Gary Hammerstein

Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at 9:47 pm

@Thaiger – Why don’t you publish the latest CDC numbers and advisory? Just released: ALMOST ZERO SPREAD OF COVID OUTSIDE! LESS THAN 0.1% AND MASKS ARE USELESS. COVID SPREADS INDOORS. BEING FORCED INDOORS INCREASES DEATH.

BUT…DEATHS ARE STILL IN THE RANGE OF A NORMAL PANDEMIC WORLDWIDE. LOCAL DOCTORS CAN EASILY TREAT COVID FOR 99.9% OF THE POPULATION. NO NEED FOR HOSPITALS. NO NEED FOR LOCK DOWNS. NO NEED FOR PANIC.

SWEDEN HAS THE LOWEST DEATH RATE IN EUROPE. (SOURCE:WORLDOMETER)

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- Thaiger
  
  Thursday, May 13, 2021 at 7:50 am
  
  Actually Sweden is #12 out of 48 European zones. So NOT the lowest death rate. The rest of your post is poppycock as well.
  
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TGThai

Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at 11:06 pm

Where can you find out the cases by bangkok district as you mention that some have recorded zero cases – is it possible to provide this information?

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Mark76

Thursday, May 13, 2021 at 6:26 am

@Neil C – sorry to contradict you but I am able to see on my device the separation of the infection in each provincial area ….

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Francois

Thursday, May 13, 2021 at 6:47 am

Yes it is true, no cases of covid have been proven to come from casual incidental contact outside. 99.9% of infection comes from closed spaces indoor contact only. There is no benefit to wearing a mask outside.

From The New York Times May 11, 2021 David Leonhardt: “There is not a single documented Covid infection anywhere in the world from casual outdoor interactions, such as walking past someone on a street or eating at a nearby table. Today’s newsletter will be a bit longer than usual, so I can explain how the C.D.C. ended up promoting a misleading number.”

Zero proven cases of Covid from walking outside, dining in a restaurant, running, biking, swimming or going to the beach. Masks outside are also useless and masks are dangerous for many. The virus only comes from people with symptoms in very closed spaces or being close for at least 15 minutes. Covid spreads almost exclusively in poorly ventilated areas.

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Nikko

Thursday, May 13, 2021 at 9:09 am

WHO says Covid is here to stay it will not be eradicated. The social impact is worse than the virus. Their words not mine… we have to live with this thing and take personal responsibility for our own lives. If you don’t want to catch it lock yourself at home and you will be safe. In the meanwhile people who need food to live can earn money to actually live. Hunger is a strong motivation.

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john brig

Thursday, May 13, 2021 at 10:29 am

@Gary Hammerstein – Not sorry to inform you that your info is worthless.
Sweden is the worst country in Europe for Daily New Confirmed C19 cases per million people on a 7 day rolling average.

Sweden – 500 (10X all of the following numbers)
Netherlands – 400
France – 325
then
Belgium
Germany
Hungry

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john Brig

Thursday, May 13, 2021 at 12:15 pm

@Thaiger – Google for you, Thaiger!

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