RECAP: Thailand reports 16,462 daily Covid-19 infections with 27 additional deaths

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Thailand discovered a total of 16,462 daily Covid-19 infections with 27 additional deaths in the past 24 hours, the Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) reported today, February 16th.

The fatalities were 12 men and 15 women with the highest deaths recorded in Bangkok with 8. All of them were Thai nationals. The age range was between 32 and 98 years old.

Most of them were reported with underlying health conditions, including hypertension (12), diabetes (8), hyperlipidemia (6), obesity (3), and kidney disease (7). Two of the fatalities were bedridden patients.

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Of the new cases, 15,976 were found in hospitals and medical services (which includes contact tracing cases), 209 were from a proactive approach at previously reported clusters, 141 were from prisons, and the remaining 136 were imported cases.

A number of 138,295 patients are still under treatment/isolation/medical care. Of that, 699 patients are in critical condition including 155 on ventilators. This is roughly 0.50 percent of cases that are critical while 22.1 percent of that is critical enough for a ventilator.

Regarding the non-prison local infections, the highest number of patients were reported in Bangkok with 2,891, followed by Samut Prakan with 994, Chonburi with 805, Nonthaburi with 661, Phuket with 496, and Samut Sakhon with 460.

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A total number of 303,584 people nationwide have received Covid-19 vaccines in the past 24 hours. Of that, 52,842 people had received their first shots, 44,312 people had received their second shots, and 206,430 people had received their third shots. This is roughly 76.0% of the total Thai population who have had their first shot of a Covid-19 vaccine, 70.9% who have had a second shot and are fully vaccinated, and 26.4% have had a third booster shot.

As of today, 10,868 people fully recovered in the past 24 hours and have been released from field hospitals and quarantine centers. Thailand has now reached a total of 2,639,062 cases with 2,478,251 recoveries and a total of 22,516 deaths since the start of the pandemic.

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Nop Meechukhun
National News Writer at The Pattaya News from September 2020 to October, 2022. Born and raised in Bangkok, Nop enjoys telling stories of her hometown through her words and pictures. Her educational experience in the United States and her passion for journalism have shaped her genuine interests in society, politics, education, culture, and art.