Chonburi announces 205 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 and no new deaths

Highlights:

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

  • 245 people recovered and were released from medical care

  • No new deaths

The Chonburi Department of Public Health announced 205 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 today with no new deaths, November 18th.

This makes a total of 105,420 cases of Covid-19 in the current round of infections, with 2,240 people still under medical care/supervision, and with a total of 744 recorded deaths in Chonburi since the start of this recent round of infections in early April.

Additionally, 245 people were also released and recovered yesterday in Chonburi. 102,436 people in total have now been released from medical care and recovered in Chonburi since this current wave of Covid-19 began.

Only three cases out of 2,240 were listed as being in serious condition in Chonburi currently, either on a ventilator or pneumonia.

In total, 1,778,487 people in Pattaya and Chonburi have received their first dose of a Covid -19 vaccine which is 76.20 percent of the total Chonburi population. Of those, 282,771 have received their first dose and are what the Thai government calls 608 groups (elders, have chronic health problems, and pregnant) which is 76.44 percent of those in these risk groups in Chonburi.

The district-level new cases were as follows today:

Mueang Chonburi 58, Si Racha 32, Banglamung (Pattaya) 33, Panat Nikhom 10, Sattahip 4, Ban Bueang 3, Phan Thong 10, Bor Thong 3, Ko Chan 1, Soldiers in Sattahip 17, and 31 people transferred from other provinces for medical care

The details on the cases are as follows:

  1. Work and stayed in Rayong, transferred from other provinces for medical care, 27 cases
  2. Cluster soldiers in Sattahip, 16 cases
  3. Cluster, Superb Furniture company in Si Racha, 8 cases
  4. Cluster, Denzo group company in Phan Thong, 4 cases
  5. Risky occupations meeting many people, 2 cases
  6. 2 medical personal
  7. Back from risky areas in Rayong, 1 case
  8. Close contacts from previously confirmed cases in families – 67 cases, in workplaces – 32 cases, close friends – 2 cases, and joined parties – 4 cases
  9. Close contact of a confirmed patient (under investigation), 3 cases
  10. 37 cases, in general, are under investigation as to how they contracted Covid-19

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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.