Chonburi announces 317 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19

Chonburi –

The Chonburi Department of Public Health announced 317 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 today, July 9th.

This makes a total of 10,892 cases of Covid-19 in the current round of infections, with 3,788 still under medical care/supervision, and with a total of 57 recorded deaths in Chonburi since the start of this recent round of infections in early April.

Additionally, 7,047 people in total have now been released from medical care and fully recovered since this current wave began. 237 people were released yesterday.

The district-level new cases were as follows today:

Mueang Chonburi 76, Si Racha 73, Banglamung (Pattaya) 51, Panat Nikhom 28, Sattahip 14, Ban Bueang 41, Pan Thong 17, Bor Thong 2, and 15 new cases transferred from other provinces for medical care.

The details on the cases are as follows:

  1. Proactive case finding at schools in Panat Nikhom, 23 cases (More information was not given as in person schools are closed, this is believed to be special needs schools where the students live full time)
  2. Proactive case finding at a cluster in Ban Bueang, 22 cases
  3. New soldiers in Sattahip, 8 cases
  4. Risky occupation, meets a lot of people, 5 cases
  5. Close contact from previous confirmed case at a party, 2 cases
  6. Medical staffer, 2 cases
  7. Close contact from previous confirmed case from New Market Naklua in Banglamung, 1 case
  8. Close contact from previous confirmed case from New Market in Mueang Chonburi, 1 case
  9. Proactive case finding at Bor Thong Market in Bor Thong, 1 case
  10. Proactive case finding at worker camp SSS&P in Si Racha, 4 cases
  11. Worker camp in Khao Kansong, Si Racha, 1 case
  12. Close contact from previous confirmed case from Huay Yai Jeen in Huayyai, Banglamung, 1 case
  13. Traveling from high-risk areas in Phuket, 1 case
  14. Contact from previous confirmed case traveling from other provinces
    • Bangkok, 1 cases
    • Chachoengsao, 1 case
  15. Contact from previous confirmed case in Rayong, 3 cases
  16. Contact with previously confirmed patients:
    • 70 in families
    • 53 in work place
  17. Previously confirmed patients (Which is under investigation), 53 cases
  18. Currently investigating, 64 cases

A total of 691 close contact searches were received today with 1,664 initial proactive searches, and more proactive search reports are pending.

The vast majority of the cases, around 90 percent, are asymptomatic or very mild according to the health department.

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Goongnang Suksawat
Goong Nang is a News Translator who has worked professionally for multiple news organizations in Thailand for many years and has worked with The Pattaya News for more than four years. Specializes primarily in local news for Phuket, Pattaya, and also some national news, with emphasis on translation between Thai to English and working as an intermediary between reporters and English-speaking writers. Originally from Nakhon Si Thammarat, but lives in Phuket and Krabi except when commuting between the three.