Chonburi announces 172 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 and two new deaths

By
Goongnang Suksawat
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Highlights:

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

  • 166 people recovered and were released from medical care

  • Two new deaths

The Chonburi Department of Public Health announced 172 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 today with two new deaths, December 15th.

This makes a total of 110,005 cases of Covid-19 in the current round of infections, with 1,764 people still under medical care/supervision, and with a total of 782 recorded deaths in Chonburi since the start of this recent round of infections in early April.

Additionally, 166 people were also released and recovered yesterday in Chonburi. 107,459 people in total have now been released from medical care and recovered in Chonburi since this current wave of Covid-19 began.
Five people were listed as being in serious condition in Chonburi currently, either on a ventilator or pneumonia. Three of them were not vaccinated.
Two new deaths today are at the average age of 57. They both had personal health problems. One of them was not vaccinated.
In total, 1,881,374 people in Pattaya and Chonburi have received their first dose of a Covid -19 vaccine which is 80.78 percent of the total Chonburi population. Of those, 295,229 have received their first dose and are what the Thai government calls 608 groups (elders, have chronic health problems, and pregnant) which is 79.81 percent of those in these risk groups in Chonburi.

The district-level new cases were as follows today:

Mueang Chonburi 18, Si Racha 48, Banglamung (Pattaya) 55, Panat Nikhom 4, Sattahip 5, Ban Bueng 6, Phan Thong 13, Nong Yai 2, and 21 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, 17 cases
  2. Cluster, Siam Compressor Industries company in Si Racha, 3 cases
  3. Cluster Meyer Industries company in Si Racha, 2 cases
  4. Risky occupations meeting many people, 3 cases
  5. 1 medical personnel
  6. Back from other provinces in Rayong – 3 cases and Bangkok – 1 case
  7. Close contacts from previously confirmed cases in families – 51 cases, in workplaces – 29 cases, close personal contacts – 3 case, and joined a party – 3 cases
  8. Close contact of a confirmed patient (under investigation), 19 cases
  9. 34 cases close contacts of a confirmed patient (under investigation)

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Goongnang Suksawat
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.