Severe Covid cases and fatalities are rising

Dr Opas Karnkawinpong, director-general of the Department of Disease Control, gives update and overview of the Covid-19 situation, at the Ministry of Public Health in Nonthaburi province on Monday. (Screenshot)
Dr Opas Karnkawinpong, director-general from the Department of Disease Control, gives update and overview of the Covid-19 situation, at the Ministry of General public Health in Nonthaburi province on Monday. (Screenshot)

The number of the Covid-19 patients who depend on ventilators and coronavirus-related deaths are both increasing, the Department associated with Disease Control documented on Monday.

Director-general Opas Karnkawinpong said the majority of severely ill individuals and most deaths had been in Greater Bangkok and the major provinces.

The average number of patients influenced by ventilators had increased from 300 per day on July five to 369 since Sunday, and the typical number of daily deaths had increased from 16 to twenty one. Those averages were based on data gathered over 14 days.

“We are monitoring the situation following the recent long holiday, when people in Better Bangkok returned to their home provinces, where infections could today rise, ” Dr Opas said.

The government vacations last week included Asarnha Bucha and Buddhist Lent on Wed and Thursday, which usually connected to a special holiday on Friday after which the weekend.

Dr Opas also said there were more fatalities among elderly people and those along with underlying illnesses that had received their own third dose of Covid-19 vaccine over three months ago.

“Vulnerable groups’ access to treatment is vital to reduced deaths, ” he mentioned.

Presently the health system has been still able to treat all seriously ill patients, Dr Opas said.

He advised folks who develop cold-like signs and symptoms to take antigen medical tests. These symptoms were regular of infection using the BA. 4 and BA. 5 sub-variants of Covid-19. This individual mentioned sore throat, neck irritation and muscles and body pains in particular.

Worldwide Covid-19 bacterial infections were rising specially in Europe and The united states but the pace acquired started to stablise, Dr Opas said.

New infections were also increasing in nearby countries however the fatality rates are not rising, he stated.

Asia signed up 17 more Covid-19 fatalities and 1, 814 new cases had been admitted to hospitals on Sunday.