COVID-19 Weekly Situation Update (21 October 2021 ) No. 206

WEEKLY TRENDS

• The number of new community acquired cases continues to decrease, although the rate of decrease remains slow, reducing by 5%; up from the 1% of the previous week. Case counts remain high, but with an average of 9,875 per day for the last 7 days, have dropped below 10,000 for the first time since the middle of July.
• The number of deaths continues to decrease with an average of 76 deaths per day compared to an average of 87 per day in the previous week, a 13% decrease, similar to the previous weeks 12% drop. As with community cases the last time deaths were at this level was in July.
• Severe cases (decreasing by 6%, 3% last week) and ventilated cases (4%, 5% previously) continue to decrease, though the rate of decrease remains slow and counts remain high.

SITUATION ANALYSIS

• The number of new COVID-19 cases reported on a daily basis, the total number of all active cases as well as the numbers of severe and ventilated cases (reflecting healthcare burden) and the number of reported deaths in Thailand are all decreasing, and have reduced substantially from the peak in August.
• However, the rate of decrease of all these ‘indicators’ has slowed significantly and in absolute terms the numbers remain high - many times greater than the previous peak in the 3rd wave between April and June 2021.
• The situation in Southern Thailand also continues to be of concern. Today, 1,010 cases were reported in Bangkok, but the five Prov- inces with the next highest case counts were Yala (653), Nakhon Si Thammarat (630), Songkhla (627), Pattani (543) and Narathiwat (374), so that these five Provinces accounted for 29% of con- firmed COVID-19 cases in Thailand. Local and national authorities continue efforts to implement public health and social measure and increase vaccination coverage.

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