Chonburi, led by Banglamung with 339, announces 769 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 and no new deaths

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Goongnang Suksawat
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Highlights:

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

  • 175 people recovered and were released from medical care

  • No new deaths

The Chonburi Department of Public Health announced 769 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 today with no new deaths, January 6th, 2022.

This makes a total of 115,904 cases of Covid-19 in the current round of infections, with 4,168 people still under medical care/supervision, and with a total of 794 recorded deaths in Chonburi since the start of this recent round of infections in early April.

Additionally, 175 people were also released and recovered yesterday in Chonburi. 110,942 people in total have now been released from medical care and recovered in Chonburi since this current wave of Covid-19 began.
Four people were listed as being in serious condition in Chonburi currently, either on a ventilator or pneumonia. Four of them were not vaccinated. According to the Chonburi Department of Public Health, the vast majority of recent cases are mild or asymptomatic.
In total, 1,914,775 people in Pattaya and Chonburi have received their first dose of a Covid -19 vaccine which is 82.21 percent of the total Chonburi population. Of those, 298,625 have received their first dose and are what the Thai government calls 608 groups (elders, have chronic health problems, and pregnant) which is 80.72 percent of those in these risk groups in Chonburi.

The district-level new cases were as follows today:

Mueang Chonburi 229, Si Racha 100, Banglamung (Pattaya) 339, Panat Nikhom 10, Sattahip 26, new soldiers in Sattahip 10, Ban Bueng 7, Phan Thong 21, Bor Thong 1, Nong Yai 5, Koh Si Chang 1, and 20 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, 16 cases
  2. Active case finding at restaurants that sell alcohol in Pattaya and Banglamung, 23 cases
  3. Active case finding at restaurants that sell alcohol in Bang Saen and Wonnapa Beach in Mueang Chonburi, 20 cases
  4. Active case finding in students at Burapha University in Mueang Chonburi (staffers and customers at restaurants that sell alcohol), 45 cases
  5. Cluster, Daikin Industries company in Mueang Chonburi, 3 cases
  6.  14 medical personnel
  7. Risky occupations meeting many people, 19 cases
  8. Back from other provinces in
    8.1 Ubon Ratchathani – 4 cases
    8.2 Chiang Rai 3 cases
    8.3 Surin – 3 cases
    8.4 Bangkok – 2 cases
    8.5 Chiang Mai – 2 cases
    8.6 Phuket – 2 cases
    8.7 Mukdahan – 2 cases
    8.8 Kampangpetch – 1 case
    8.9 Khon Kaen – 1 case
    8.10 Chachoengsao – 1 case
    8.11 Chaiyaphum – 1 case
    8.12 Trat – 1 case
    8.13 Nakhon Ratchasima -1 case
    8.14 Sisaket – 1 case
    8.15 Samut Sakorn – 1 case
    8.16 Lopburi – 1 case
  9. Close contacts from previously confirmed cases in families – 119 cases, in workplaces – 89 cases, close personal contacts – 43 cases, and joined a party – 65 cases
  10. Close contacts of a confirmed patient (under investigation), 29
  11. 257 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.