Bangkok (VNA) - A lecturer from ChulalongkornUniversity’s Faculty of Medicine has warned Thais to be more vigilant against COVID-19,saying infection rates appear to be worsening with higher hospitaladmissions, deaths and severe cases.
Dr Thira Woratanarat cited figures asshowing that 1,672 COVID-19 patients were admitted to hospitals and nine died during April 21 - 27. Of the patients, 390 suffered from severe lunginfections and 148 others had to be put on ventilators.
He noted that the rate of hospital admissions surged 66.5% from the previous week, adding that admission rates rose for seven consecutive weeks.
Compared to the previous week, the death rate increased by three times during the reviewed period whilethe number of patients with lung infections grew 33.6% and those needing to beput on ventilators up 46.5%.
According to the lecturer, COVID-19 is a disease to bereckoned with and often spreads a lot after festivals. He advised youngpeople to be vigilant against COVID-19 infection as statistics showed that 55 of the 148patients put on ventilators are under 59 years old./.
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