Chonburi reports 762 new Covid-19 cases with 14 deaths, lowest cases in five weeks

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Chonburi, Thailand –

Highlights:

  • 762 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Chonburi today

  • 1,453 people recovered and were released from medical care

  • 14 new deaths

 

The Chonburi Department of Public Health announced 762 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 today with 14 new deaths, August 29th. This is the lowest number of new Covid-19 cases in the province in five weeks roughly, since June 24th.

This makes a total of 60,935 cases of Covid-19 in the current round of infections, with 16,851 people still under medical care/supervision, and with a total of 379 recorded deaths in Chonburi since the start of this recent round of infections in early April. The details on yesterday’s 14 new deaths were not given, which is standard for the health department.

Additionally, 1,453 people were also released and recovered yesterday in Chonburi. 43,705 people in total have now been released from medical care and recovered in Chonburi since this current wave of Covid-19 began.

The district-level new cases were as follows today:

Mueang Chonburi 169, Si Racha 239, Banglamung (Pattaya) 115, Panat Nikhom 35, Sattahip 10, Ban Bueang 55, Pan Thong 72, Bor Thong 3, Ko Chan 6, Nong Yai 8, and 50 new cases transferred from other provinces for medical care.

 

The details on the cases are as follows:

1 Vanda Pack Co., Ltd., Mueang Chon Buri District, 24 cases,

2 Cluster, Thai Fountain of Life Company Limited, Sriracha District, 5 cases,
3 Cluster Songsol Hi-Tech Co., Ltd., Sriracha District 4 cases
4 Cluster, Thai Samsung Electronics Company Limited, Sriracha District, 4 cases
5 Cluster Camp for construction project workers, The indeed Condo, Phan Thong District, 4 people
6. A risky occupation, meeting a lot of people-16 cases (customer-facing roles)
7. Provided a history of traveling from provincial risk areas
7.1 Rayong Province 3 cases
7.2 Chachoengsao Province 1 case
7.3 Samut Prakan Province 1 person
8. 56 enterprises in Rayong province
9. Close contacts of confirmed patients
9.1 in 219 families
9.2 out of 102 workplaces/co-workers
9.3 20 close people/friends
9.4 Joined an illegal party, 3 people
10. Close contact of confirmed patients (under investigation) 143 cases
10. 157 cases are under investigation in general as to the cause of the disease.

A total of 941 close contact searches were received today, and 586 proactive search reports are pending.

There are currently clusters of outbreaks in 61 establishments and five markets, 10 construction worker camps, and four communities

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