Chonburi new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 rise to 601 with 7 new deaths

PHOTO: Bangkok Metropolitan Administration

Highlights:

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

  • 717 people recovered and were released from medical care

  • 7 new deaths

The Chonburi Department of Public Health announced 601 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 today with 7 new deaths, October 6th.

Additionally, 717 people were also released and recovered yesterday in Chonburi. 79,951 people in total have now been released from medical care and recovered in Chonburi since this current wave of Covid-19 began.

This makes a total of 91,084 cases of Covid-19 in the current round of infections, with 10,495 people still under medical care/supervision, and with a total of 638 recorded deaths in Chonburi since the start of this recent round of infections in early April. The details on yesterday’s 7 new deaths was not given, which is standard for the health department.

The district-level new cases were as follows today:

Mueang Chonburi 159, Si Racha 110, Banglamung (Pattaya) 110, Panat Nikhom 28, Sattahip 46, Ban Bueang 16, Pan Thong 32, Bor Thong 11, Ko Chan 4, Nong Yai 9, soldiers in Sattahip 7, and 69 people transferred from other provinces for medical care.

The details on the cases are as follows:

  1. Cluster, soldiers in Sattahip, 7 cases
  2. Cluster, construction site, RMS power plant B. Grimm Power company in Laem Chabang, Si Racha, 9 cases
  3. A risky occupation, meeting a lot of people, 19 cases
  4. 5 medical staff
  5. Many establishments in Rayong Province brought to Chonburi for medical care, 21 cases
  6. Back from risky area in Kanchanaburi, 3 cases, Khon Kaen, 1 and Rayong, 1 case
  7. Close contacts of confirmed patients in the family – 196 cases, in workplaces – 116 cases, close friends – 31 cases and joined parties, 8 cases
  8. Close contacts of confirmed patients (under investigation), 30 cases
  9. 154 cases are under investigation in general as to the cause of the disease

There are currently clusters of outbreaks in 79 establishments and five markets, 10 construction worker camps, and four communities.

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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.