Provincial updates as several Sandbox destinations move up in the national infection statistics. Sunday Afternoon Covid-19 Update: news and provincial totals. The Thaiger

Sunday Afternoon Covid-19 Update: news and provincial totals

By 

Neill Fronde

Sunday, October 10, 2021 13:43

PHOTO: The Thaiger

Today, the CCSA reported 10,817 new Covid-19 infections, a change of +187 since yesterday, and 84 Coronavirus-related deaths, a change of +11 from yesterday. Since April 1, in the latest wave of the virus in Thailand, a total of 1,682,021 confirmed Covid-19 infections have been reported. Provincial Covid-19 totals can be found below.

In the 24 hour period since the last count, the CCSA has reported 9,981 recoveries, a change of -561 from yesterday. There are now 110,880 people currently receiving treatment for Covid-19, a change of +752 from yesterday, including 2,985 in the ICU and 689 on ventilators.

Daily vaccinations topped 1 million on the date with the last reported data from the Department of Disease Control, with 480,064 first doses given, 489,043 second doses, and 40,965 third booster shots. According to their data (each governmental office seems to produce different data regarding vaccinations), on September 30, Thailand administered a record of just under 2.3 million vaccines.

OTHER COVID-19 NEWS UPDATES

• Covid-19 restrictions eased: domestic flights can fly full. Read the story here.
• Viral LINE post among students claims Pfizer vaccine is a killer. Read the story here.
• High Covid-19 infections in the Deep South fuel lockdown fears. Read the story here.

PROVINCIAL TOTALS

In provincial totals, Khon Kaen, with 305 new infections, just passed Sandbox destination Surat Thani (277 infections) in total Covid-19 cases today and Chumphon's 115 new infections surpassed Ang Thong. Future Sandbox location on November 1 Chiang Mai had 225 new infections as it overtook both Samut Songkhram and Nakhon Nayok in total cases.

New Sandbox programme destination Phang Nga also moved up in the total infection ranking, passing Loei today after finding 68 new infections. And Satun surpassed Nan, Lampang, and Lamphun due to 67 new infections in the past 24 hours.

Despite 40 new infections yesterday, Mae Hong Son still remains the province with the least Covid-19 infections in Thailand. Today's provincial figures saw 4 provinces with no new Covid-19 infections: Yasothon, Nakhon Phanom, Nan, and Lampang.

Below are the provincial Covid-19 totals by region, including where they rank out of all 77 provinces and prisons (which are counted separately and have just surpassed 70,000 infections):

	CENTRAL PROVINCES	TODAY		TOTAL
1	Bangkok	1,185	🠗	379,066
2	Samut Prakan	462	🠗	115,542
4	Samut Sakhon	139	🠕	90,375
6	Nonthaburi	135	🠕	54,638
7	Pathum Thani	66	🠗	36,789
11	Nakhon Pathom	74	🠗	32,094
15	Ayutthaya	121	🠕	27,492
16	Saraburi	122	🠗	27,078
28	Lopburi	82	🠕	15,020
36	Suphan Buri	57	🠗	11,930
37	Nakhon Sawan	117	🠗	11,630
40	Ang Thong	21	🠗	10,191
43	Nakhon Nayok	102	🠕	9,603
44	Samut Songkhram	42	🠕	9,551
47	Phetchabun	67	🠕	8,859
50	Kamphaeng Phet	19	🠗	7,212
53	Sukhothai	40	🠕	5,485
56	Phitsanulok	44	🠕	5,188
59	Phichit	14	🠕	4,328
66	Uthai Thani	6	🠗	3,011
68	Sing Buri	6	🠗	2,721
73	Chai Nat	2	🠗	2,291

	SOUTHERN PROVINCES	TODAY		TOTAL
9	Songkhla	563	🠕	34,866
13	Yala	776	🠕	29,407
14	Narathiwat	479	🠕	28,340
18	Pattani	514	🠕	25,503
20	Nakhon Si Thammarat	345	🠕	19,052
31	Surat Thani	271	🠕	14,353
34	Phuket	162	🠕	12,327
39	Chumphon	115	🠗	10,242
46	Ranong	22	🠗	8,962
51	Trang	129	🠕	6,655
54	Krabi	108	🠗	5,408
55	Phatthalung	126	🠗	5,357
64	Phang Nga	68	🠕	3,202
69	Satun	67	🠕	2,388

	NORTHEASTERN PROVINCES	TODAY		TOTAL
17	Nakhon Ratchasima	130	🠗	26,527
23	Ubon Ratchathani	89	🠕	17,174
25	Buriram	30	🠗	16,058
26	Surin	78	🠕	15,519
27	Sisaket	91	🠕	15,258
29	Udon Thani	157	🠕	14,798
30	Khon Kaen	305	🠕	14,370
35	Roi Et	17	🠗	12,051
41	Maha Sarakham	70	🠕	10,145
45	Chaiyaphum	48	🠕	9,309
48	Kalasin	64	🠗	8,068
49	Sakon Nakhon	28	🠕	7,388
57	Yasothon	0	🠗	5,094
58	Nakhon Phanom	0	🠗	4,829
61	Nong Bua Lamphu	9	🠗	3,947
63	Nong Khai	7	🠗	3,302
65	Loei	14	🠗	3,169
67	Amnat Charoen	13	🠕	2,829
74	Mukdahan	3	🠗	2,159
75	Bueng Kan	8	🠕	1,839

	NORTHERN PROVINCES	TODAY		TOTAL
42	Chiang Mai	225	🠕	9,610
60	Uttaradit	21	🠗	4,000
62	Chiang Rai	26	🠕	3,795
70	Nan	0	•	2,370
71	Lamphun	9	🠗	2,369
72	Lampang	0	🠗	2,362
76	Phayao	6	🠕	1,736
77	Phrae	8	🠕	1,631
78	Mae Hong Son	40	🠗	980

	EASTERN PROVINCES	TODAY		TOTAL
3	Chonburi	457	🠗	93,475
8	Rayong	364	🠕	35,257
12	Chachoengsao	112	🠕	30,557
21	Prachinburi	246	🠕	18,731
32	Chanthaburi	300	🠗	13,691
33	Sa Kaeo	81	🠗	12,506
52	Trat	107	🠕	5,814

	WESTERN PROVINCES	TODAY		TOTAL
5	Prisons	50	🠗	71,025
10	Ratchaburi	253	🠗	32,529
19	Phetchaburi	103	🠗	19,555
22	Kanchanaburi	160	🠗	18,285
24	Tak	248	🠕	17,165
38	Prachuap Khiri Khan	109	🠗	11,483

SOURCE: CCSA