Severely ill Covid cases seen rising even faster due to long holidays

The number of severely ill Covid-19 patients is rising and may accelerate due to long holidays this month, according to the Department of Disease Control.

Dr Chakkarat Pittayawonganon, the epidemiology director of the Department of Disease Control, said on Monday that serious Covid-19 cases with lung inflammation increased gradually from 638 two weeks ago (June 28) to 786 on Sunday.

The number of severely ill patients dependent on ventilators rose from 290 two weeks ago to 349 on Sunday.

The increase in severely ill patients reflected the rising numbers of cases overall. At this stage, the spike is confined to certain provinces but later expand to others, Dr Chakkarat said.