The PPHO daily report for Feb 18, marked as accurate as of 8pm last night, was posted online at 10:49pm.
The report marked 60 new infections among Sandbox tourist arrivals and 38 new infections among Test & Go tourists, but no new infections among other international arrivals.
The report marked three new deaths attributed to COVID-19, bringing the total number of COVID deaths recorded so far this year to 23.
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 8:02am, Feb 21) posted details of the deaths reported for Feb 18, as follows:
1) Case 14006, male, 86 years old (Group 608*), suffered from diabetes, was a non-smoker, was not vaccinated for COVID-19, risk history was reported as “unknown”
2) Case 18337, female, 85 years old (Group 608*), suffered from high blood pressure, renal failure, cerebrovascular disease, was a bed-ridden patient in palliative care, not vaccinated for COVID-19, was a high-risk contact with a COVID-19 patient
3) Case 18338, female, 80 years old (Group 608*), suffered from hemiplegia to the right side of her body, had smoked but quit, not vaccinated for COVID-19, was a high-risk contact through a family member who was a COVID-19 patient
Meanwhile, the 558 new local infections reported brings the total number of new local infections reported on the island in the past seven days to 3,516, as follows:
- Feb 12 - 462 new cases
- Feb 13 - 486 new cases
- Feb 14 - 470 new cases
- Feb 15 - 496 new cases
- Feb 16 - 510 new cases
- Feb 17 - 534 new cases
- Feb 18 - 558 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 5,436 Phuket Sandbox arrivals who have tested positive for the virus after landing on the island since Jan 1, and 994 Test & Go tourists who have tested positive since Jan 1.
According to the report for Feb 18, there are 5,886 people under medical care or supervision, 23 fewer than the 5,909 reported yesterday.
The report also marked 676 people being discharged from medical care for COVID infection yesterday ‒ but did not give a total for the number of patients released from medical care since Jan 1.
The report recorded 314 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 517 to 525.
According to the report for Feb 18, there are 15 ‘Red’ patients (-1), 524 ‘Yellow’ patients (-31) and 99 ‘Green’ patients (-3) in care.
A further 1,051 people who tested positive for COVID-19 were at ‘hospitels’ (+17), and 525 were designated to recover in “Community Isolation“ (-7).
The report also marked that of 3,551 hospital beds in total available (zero change), 2,214 were occupied (-25).
* ‘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.