The PPHO daily report for Feb 10, marked as accurate as of 8pm last night, was posted online at 12:36pm.
The report marked 111 new infections among Sandbox tourist arrivals and 14 new infections among Test & Go tourists, but no new infections among other international arrivals.
The report marked two new deaths attributed to COVID-19, bringing the total number of COVID deaths recorded so far this year to 15.
Officials marked 10 COVID deaths in Phuket in January, six in December, 18 in November, 44 in October and 55 COVID deaths in September.
UPDATE: The PPHO later (at 10:02pm, Feb 11) posted details of the deaths reported for Feb 10, as follows:
1) Case 14489, female, 84 years old (Group 608*), suffered hypertension, heart disease, renal failure, was a non-smoker, not vaccinated for COVID-19, risk history unknown
2) Case 14900, female, 86 years old (Group 608*), suffered from hypertension, abnormal blood lipids, cerebrovascular disease, not vaccinated for COVID-19, was a high-risk contact through family
Meanwhile, the 412 new local infections reported brings the total number of new local infections reported on the island in the past seven days to 2,942, as follows:
- Feb 4 - 407 new cases
- Feb 5 - 415 new cases
- Feb 6 - 436 new cases
- Feb 7 - 413 new cases
- Feb 8 - 425 new cases
- Feb 9 - 434 new cases
- Feb 10 - 412 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 also marked 4,750 Phuket Sandbox arrivals who have tested positive for the virus after landing on the island since Jan 1, and 744 Test & Go tourists who have tested positive since Jan 1.
According to the report for Feb 10, there are 4,797 people under medical care or supervision, zero change from yesterday.
The report also marked 424 people being discharged from medical care for COVID infection yesterday (also zero change from yesterday) ‒ but did not give a total for the number of patients released from medical care since Jan 1.
The report recorded 190 people suspected of being infected with COVID-19 after 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 increased from 563 to 589.
According to the report for Feb 10, there are six ‘Red’ patients (zero change), 516 ‘Yellow’ patients (-7) and 154 ‘Green’ patients (zero change) in care.
A further 890 people who tested positive for COVID-19 were at ‘hospitels’ (+26), and 589 were designated to recover in “Community Isolation“ (+26).
The report also marked that of 3,375 hospital beds in total available (+92), 2,155 were occupied (+45).
* ‘Group 608’ has become Phuket 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.