The PPHO daily report for July 31, marked as accurate as of 6pm last night, was posted online at 6:30pm.
The report marked no new infections among arrivals from overseas, as under the new entry measures introduced on May 1, international arrivals are no longer tested for COVID-19 on arrival.
The report marked one new death attributed to COVID-19, bringing the total for July to 22 deaths attributed to COVID-19 and the total number of COVID deaths reported so far this year to 143*.
Officials marked three COVID deaths in June, five in May, 20 in April, 56 in March, 27 in February and 10 in January.
The PPHO later (at 2:12pm, Aug 2) posted details of the death reported for July 31, as follows:
1) Case 44814, male, 75 years old (Group 608**); Final diagnosis: Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia; already suffered from hypertension, abnormal lipids, lung disease, asthma, heart disease, stage 3 renal failure; not vaccinated for COVID-19; risk history given as “had congenital disease, old age, not vaccinated”
Meanwhile, the 10 new local infections reported brings the total number of new local infections reported on the island in the past seven days to 95, as follows:
- July 25 - 14 new cases
- July 26 - 11 new cases
- July 27 - 13 new cases
- July 28 - 20 new cases
- July 29 - 12 new cases
- July 30 - 15 new cases
- July 31 - 10 new cases
The report marked three people infected with COVID-19 in other provinces before entering Phuket since Jan 1, as well as eight returning from other countries and testing positive, and zero COVID patients brought back to Phuket under the “Bring Phuket people home”.
The report still marked 6,391 Phuket Sandbox arrivals who tested positive for the virus after landing on the island since Jan 1, and 2,906 Test & Go tourists who tested positive on arrival since Jan 1.
According to the report for July 31, there are 61 people under medical care or supervision, 12 fewer than the 73 reported yesterday.
The report also marked 21 people discharged from medical care for COVID infection yesterday â but did not give a total for the number of patients released from medical care since Jan 1.
The report recorded 140 people testing positive by antigen test kit (ATK), while the total number of people reported as currently being held at ‘COVID-19 Care Centers’ across the island remained at zero.
According to the report for July 31, there are 21 ‘Red’ patients (+2), 52 ‘Yellow’ patients (-1) but did not list the number of ‘Green’ patients.
Meanwhile, zero people who tested positive for COVID-19 were at any ‘hospitel’ (zero change), and zero were designated to recover in “Community Isolation“ (zero change).
The report also marked that of 162 hospital beds in total available (+3), 73 were occupied (+1).
* The PPHO has since July 1 continued to report an extra death in the total that was never included in the individual daily tallies. (See here and here.)
** ‘Group 608’ is officials’ preferred term for higher at-risk patients, comprising people over 60 years old along with those suffering from any of the seven recognised medical conditions that place patients at higher risk of developing serious signs of infection, plus women more than 12 weeks pregnant.
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