Bangkok made a new one-day record for a single province with more than 800 coronavirus cases reported on Friday.


“Bangkok’s number today is a new high with 869 cases recorded in one day,” said Dr Taweesin Visanuyothin, spokesman for the Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).


The Bangkok Metropolitan Region is by far the country’s most populous region, but the record was still an important indication of the significance of the recent surge across the capital.


“The daily number in Bangkok has been more than 500 cases every day since the beginning of the month and the number today show that the number is still shooting up,” Taweesin said.


Of the total 49,992 cases in the third wave, 25,995 cases were found in the Bangkok Metropolitan Region alone.


Of the 896 cases found in Bangkok in the past 24 hours, the most were found in Khlong Toei district at 46 cases, followed by 24 in Pathumwan, 24 in Bang Khae, 13 in Lat Phrao and 10 in Ratchathewi.


Taweesin said the most important clusters in Bangkok right now include:


Crowded communities in Khlong Toei district
Bonkai and Keha Bon Kai communities in Pathumwan district
The Mall Bang Khae and Ban Khing Primary Care Unit in Bang Khae district
Ngern Tid Lor company in Ratchathewi district
Morawan community in Suan Luang district
Platinum Fashion Mall in Ratchathewi district
Sampeng Market in Samphanthawong district
TQM Insurance Broker in Lat Phrao district
United Overseas Bank (UOB) in Phasricharoen district
Currently, there are 29,320 Covid patients in hospital. Of those, 1,170 are in critical condition including 367 on ventilators.


The number of patients in critical condition is rising daily from the 954 reported on May 1, driven mostly by the number of severe cases in Bangkok, which increased from 417 on May 1 to 496 on May 6, Taweesin said.


The nationwide death toll in the third wave, which started at entertainment venues in Bangkok and surrounding provinces on April 1, has reached 269. Of that number, 182 people died from the infection in the Bangkok Metropolitan Region alone.


This brings the mortality rate of the third wave up to 0.54 per cent, compared to 0.13 per cent in thesecond wave (21,035 cases and 27 deaths between January and March 2021) and 0.99 per cent in the first wave (6,772 cases and 67 deaths in 2020).


The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration said 42,251 proactive tests have been conducted at entertainment venues, markets, department stores and communities in Bangkok between April 5 and May 5, and found 1,677 cases.


They have also set up six major swab testing stations at the Government Complex, Wanatham Park, Huai Khwang Stadium, under the Rama III expressway in Yan Nawa district, Rama VIII Park and the Mall Bang Khae.


Of the 2,040 local cases that were found nationwide in the past 24 hours, the highest numbers by province were 869 in Bangkok, followed by 201 in Nonthaburi, 165 in Samut Prakan, 89 in Chonburi and 69 in Samut Sakhon.


The top 10 districts with the most cases in Bangkok between April 1 and May 5 are Huai Khwang (463), Din Daeng (426), Bang Khen (357), Chatuchak (356), Watthana (330), Lat Phrao (325), Wang Thonglang (300), Suan Luang (290), Bang Kapi (282) and Bang Khae (241).


Some of the high-risk venues that have reported cases in Bangkok and nearby provinces between April 21 and May 1 include:


April 21:


Talat Thai Market / Pathum Thani
Pracha Uthit 61 Market / Thung Khru
Din Daeng Market / Din Daeng
Wongwian Yai Market / Khlong San
Khlong Toei Market / Khlong Toei
Chokchai Ruammit Flea Market / Din Daeng
The Mall Bangkhae (FOOD section) / Bangkhae
Makro Sathon / Sathon
Chatuchak Market / Chatuchak
Khun Nai Market / Samut Sakhon
Number One Market / Prawet
Pak Khlong Talat Market / Phra Nakhon
Pratunam Market / Ratchathewi
CentralFestival EastVille (Thailand Post) / Lat Phrao
Big C Petchkasem / Bangkhae
Rung Charoen Market / Yan Nawa
Huai Khwang Market / Din Daeng
7-11 at Prem Sombat soi / Din Daeng
Market Today / Bangkapi
Mahanak Market / Dusit
Lat Phrao 101 Market / Bangkapi
Central Chidlom (electronic section) / Pathum Wan
Pak Kret Market / Nonthaburi
BTS On Nut / Khlong Toei
MRT Huai Khwang / Huai Khwang

April 22:


Tha Sai Market / Lak Si
Rung Charoen Market / Yan Nawa
Wongwian Yai Market / Khlong San
Din Daeng Market / Din Daeng
The Crystal SB Ratchapruek (MK Restaurants) / Nonthaburi
Lotus Chaengwattana / Lak Si
Fashion Island / Khannayao
Mahanak Market / Dusit
Khlong Toei Market / Khlong Toei
Chokchai Ruammit Flea Market / Din Daeng
Pratunam Market / Ratchathewi
Pak Khlong Talat Market / Phra Nakhon
Makro Samsen / Dusit
Vorarat Shopping Center / Sathon
Din Daeng Market / Din Daeng
Sampeng Market / Samphanthawong
Mahanak Market / Dusit
The Mall Bangkhae / Bangkhae
Lat Phrao 101 Market / Bangkapi
Max Value Wang-Hin / Lat Phrao
Sai Song Market / Bangkhae
Bang Bumru Train Market / Bangkok Noi

April 23:


Lotus Rattanathibet / Nonthaburi
Makro Sathon / Sathon
Big C Wong Sawang / Bang Sue
Satri Witthaya 2 Fresh Market / Lat Phrao

April 24:


7-11 at soi Ngamwongwan 52 / Chatuchak
Central World / Pathumwan
Pak Khlong Talat Market / Phra Nakhon
Big C Rama 2 / Bang Khun Thian
Talat Phlu Market / Thon Buri
Iconsiam / Khlong San
Makro Ramintra / Khan Na Yao
7-11 at soi Charansanitwong 57 / Bang Phlat
Siam Paragon / Pathumwan

April 25:


McDonald’s at Lotus Rama 3 / Khan Na Yao
Phahurat Market / Phra Nakhon
Talat Thai Market / Pathum Thani
Wongwian Yai Market / Khlong San
Lotus Yaowarat / Sampanthawong
Big C Sai Noi / Nonthaburi
Pak Khlong Talat Market / Phra Nakhon
Sampeng Market / Sampanthawong
Tao Poon Market / Bang Sue
Central Rama 2 / Bang Khun Thian
Rung Charoen Market / Yan Nawa
Bangkok National Museum / Phra Nakhon
Lat Phrao 101 Market / Bangkapi
Tesco Lotus Express at soi Samakkee / Nonthaburi
Ming Khwan Ban Na Market / Phaya Thai

April 26:


Prachaniwet Market / Chatuchak
Wongwian Yai Market / Khlong San
Din Daeng Market / Din Daeng
Central World / Pathumwan
7-11 at soi Tungmungkorn 20 / Taling Chan
Thanommit Market / Bang Khen
Big C Saphan Mai / Bang Khen
Khun Nai Market / Samut Sakhon
Khlong Toei Market / Khlong Toei
Chokchai Ruammit Flea Market / Din Daeng
Pak Khlong Talat Market / Phra Nakhon
Mahanak Market / Dusit
Lat Phrao 101 Market / Bangkapi
B-Gallery (Baiyok Tower3) / Ratchathewi

April 27:


7-11 at Bang Khae Market / Bang Khae
Big C Saphan Mai / Bang Khen
CentralFestival EastVille (Thailand Post) / Lat Phrao
Bueng Kum Market / Bueng Kum
Chok Chai 4 Fresh Market / Wang Thonglang
B-Gallery (Baiyok Tower3) / Ratchathewi
Huai Khwang Market / Din Daeng
Ta Prachan Amulet Market / Phra Nakhon

April 28:


Din Daeng Market / Din Daeng
MRT Huai Khwang / Huai Khwang
MRT Phetchaburi / Ratchathewi
MRT Khlong Toei / Khlong Toei
Mo Chit Bus Terminal / Chatuchak
Big C Saphan Mai / Bang Khen
Pak Khlong Talat Market / Phra Nakhon
Central Rama 3 (AIIZ shop) / Yan Nawa
Pridi Banomyong Market 2 / Yan Nawa
B-Gallery (Baiyok Tower3) / Ratchathewi
Lat Phrao 101 Market / Bangkapi
Ta Prachan Amulet Market / Phra Nakhon

April 29:


Din Daeng Market / Din Daeng
Big C Saphan Mai / Bang Khen
Foodland (Lat Phrao) / Wang Thong Lang

April 30:


Amornphan Market / Chatuchak

May 1:


Lotus Wanghin / Lat Phrao

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