Daily Covid hospitalisations, deaths rise
published : 19 Jul 2022 at 16:33
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Online Reporters
There were 18 more Covid-19 fatalities and 2,125 new cases admitted to hospitals on Monday, the Ministry of Public Health reported on Tuesday.
As of midnight Monday night, a total of 22,341 people were receiving Covid-19 treatment (down from 22,735 the previous day), including 11,192 in hospitals (up from 10,974).
Among the remainder, 736 were in field hospitals/hospitel facilities (up from 684) and 10,389 in home/community isolation (down from 11,053).
Of those in hospital, 803 were seriously ill patients with lung inflammation (up from 794), with 378 needing ventilators (up from 369).
The 24-hour period also saw 2,501 patients discharged from hospitals after recovering.
All the 2,125 new cases were transmitted inside Thailand. Aside from four infected prison inmates, they were members of the general public.
Vocabulary
- discharge: to allow someone officially to leave somewhere, especially a prison, hospital or a court of law - ได้รับอนุญาตให้ออกจาก
- facility: a building used for a particular purpose - สิ่งก่อสร้าง
- inflammation (noun): a red, painful and often swollen area in or on a part of your body - การอักเสบ, การติดเชื้อ
- inmate: someone who is kept in a prison, mental hospital or other institution - ผู้ถูกกักกัน, ผู้ถูกกักบริเวณในเรือนจำหรือโรงพยาบาล
- transmitted (verb): sent, spread from one person or animal to another - ส่ง, ถ่าย
- treatment: the process of providing medical care - การรักษา
- ventilator (noun): a piece of equipment with a pump that helps somebody to breathe by sending air in and out of their lungs - เครื่องช่วยหายใจ
