The PPHO daily report for June 27, marked as accurate as of 6pm last night, was posted online at 8:18pm.
The report marked no new infections among any 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 number of COVID deaths for June to three and the total number of COVID deaths reported so far this year to 121.
Officials marked five COVID deaths in May, 20 in April, 56 in March, 27 in February and 10 in January.
The PPHO later (at 7:54pm, June 29) posted details of the death reported for June 27, as follows:
1) Case 44035, female, 76 years old, (bed-ridden patient, Group 608*); Final diagnosis: COVID-19 with pneumonia; already suffering from hypertension, heart disease, amnesia, was a bed-ridden patient; never vaccinated for COVID-19; was a high-risk contact of a COVID-19 patient in the family
Meanwhile, the 20 new local infections reported brings the total number of new local infections reported on the island in the past seven days to 132, as follows:
- June 21 - 14 new cases
- June 22 - 26 new cases
- June 23 - 27 new cases
- June 24 - 16 new cases
- June 25 - 14 new cases
- June 26 - 15 new cases
- June 27 - 20 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 June 27, there are 127 people under medical care or supervision, 12 more than the 115 reported yesterday.
The report also marked seven people 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 299 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 June 27, there are 19 ‘Red’ patients (zero change), 67 ‘Yellow’ patients (+5) 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 166 hospital beds in total available (zero change), 86 were occupied (+5).
* ‘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.