Chonburi announces 160 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 and no new deaths

By
Goongnang Suksawat
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Highlights:

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

  • 158 people recovered and were released from medical care

  • No new deaths

The Chonburi Department of Public Health announced 160 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 today with no new death, December 18th.

This makes a total of 110,491 cases of Covid-19 in the current round of infections, with 1,773 people still under medical care/supervision, and with a total of 783 recorded deaths in Chonburi since the start of this recent round of infections in early April.

Additionally, 158 people were also released and recovered yesterday in Chonburi. 107,935 people in total have now been released from medical care and recovered in Chonburi since this current wave of Covid-19 began.
Two people were listed as being in serious condition in Chonburi currently, either on a ventilator or pneumonia. One of them was not vaccinated.
In total, 1,889,344 people in Pattaya and Chonburi have received their first dose of a Covid -19 vaccine which is 81.12 percent of the total Chonburi population. Of those, 296,019 have received their first dose and are what the Thai government calls 608 groups (elders, have chronic health problems, and pregnant) which is 80.02 percent of those in these risk groups in Chonburi.

The district-level new cases were as follows today:

Mueang Chonburi 45, Si Racha 40, Banglamung (Pattaya) 36, Panat Nikhom 5, Sattahip 6, Ban Bueng 4, Phan Thong 9, Nong Yai 3 and 12 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, 11 cases
  2. Cluster, Ge Mao Rubber International company in Phan Thong, 5 cases
  3. Cluster, Asahi Tec Aluminium in Mueang Chonburi, 3 cases
  4. Cluster, Auto Alliance in Rayong, 5 cases (Live in Chonburi 4, live in Rayong 1)
  5. Risky occupations meeting many people, 4 case
  6. 3 medical personnel
  7. Back from other province in Prachuap Khiri Khan – 9 cases and Bangkok – 1 case
  8. Close contacts from previously confirmed cases in families – 34 cases, in workplaces – 33 cases, close personal contacts – 4 cases, and joined a party – 3 cases
  9. Back from other province in Pathum Thani – 8 cases
  10. 37 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.