The PPHO report, marked as accurate as of 8pm last night, but posted online at 11:49pm, reported one new infection among Sandbox tourist arrivals and no new infections among non-Sandbox arrivals from abroad.
The report also marked no new deaths attributed to COVID-19, leaving the total number of deaths in Phuket attributed to COVID-19 since Apr 3 at 85. Of those, 65 deaths have occurred since Sept 4. Ten of those deaths have been since last Saturday (Oct 2).
Meanwhile, the 161 new local infections bring the total number of new local infections reported on the island in the past seven days to 1,195, as follows:
- Oct 2 - 180 new cases
- Oct 3 - 179 new cases
- Oct 4 - 177 new cases
- Oct 5 - 175 new cases
- Oct 6 - 165 new cases
- Oct 7 - 158 new cases
- Oct 8 - 161 new cases
The current total of 12,493 people infected in Phuket since Apr 3 does not include 10 infected with COVID-19 in other provinces and 28 returning from other countries and testing positive.
The current Phuket tally also does not include 42 COVID patients brought back to Phuket under the “Bring Phuket people home” policy, or the 139 Phuket Sandbox arrivals who have tested positive for the virus after landing on the island since the Sandbox scheme began on July 1.
According to the PPHO COVID situation report for yesterday, 3,797 people were under medical care or supervision, just one fewer than the 3,798 reported the day before.
The report also marked 8,769 people in total being discharged from medical care for COVID infection since Apr 3 ‒ 70 more than the 8,699 reported yesterday.
The report recorded 27 people suspected of being infected with COVID-19 after testing positive by antigen test kits (ATK), but the total number of people reported as currently being held at ‘COVID-19 Care Centers’ across the island increased by only two, from 2,289 to 2,291.
The report did not confirm how many people who tested positive by ATKs were confirmed infected by RT-PCR tests or how many people had been released from ATK detention at ‘COVID-19 Care Centers’ and allowed to go home.
The PPHO daily COVID situation report also marked that Phuket currently has in total 6,650 beds available for COVID patients (zero change from yesterday).
The total number of hospital beds actually occupied by COVID patients in Phuket remained at 3,768 (zero change from yesterday) ‒ with the 3,768 beds occupied representing 56. 66% of the total number of hospital beds designated for COVID patients.
Consequently, the number of hospital beds reported as remaining available also remained unchanged, at 2,882 ‒ with the 2,882 beds available representing 43.34% of the total number of beds designated for COVID patients.
The report marked that of the COVID patients in care only 38 were designated as ‘Red patients’ (zero change from yesterday), 370 were designated ‘Yellow’ patients (-21 from yesterday), and 295 were designated as ‘Green’ patients (zero change from yesterday).
The PPHO no longer issues an updated map showing the locations of COVID infections across the island. The most recent map was posted publicly on Sept 16. It was dated Sept 15 but marked as accurate as of 6pm on Sept 14, and was the first daily report to mark five COVID deaths on the one day.