Chonburi announces 335 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 and one new death

Highlights:

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

  • 689 people recovered and were released from medical care

  • One new death

The Chonburi Department of Public Health announced 335 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 today with one new death, January 26th, 2022.

This makes a total of 15,283 cases of Covid-19 in the current round of infections, with 4,225 people still under medical care/supervision, and with a total of 18 recorded deaths in Chonburi since the start of this recent round of infections at the beginning of this year, January 2022.

Additionally, 689 people were also released and recovered yesterday in Chonburi. 11,040 people in total have now been released from medical care and recovered in Chonburi since this current wave of Covid-19 began at the beginning of this year, January 2022.
The One new death was the average age of 61 with personal health problems and pre-existing conditions. The person received one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.
In total, 1,940,503 people in Pattaya and Chonburi have received their first dose of a Covid -19 vaccine which is 83.32 percent of the total Chonburi population. Of those, 301,009 have received their first dose and are what the Thai government calls 608 groups (elders, have chronic health problems, and pregnant) which is 81.37 percent of those in these risk groups in Chonburi.

The district-level new cases were as follows today:

Mueang Chonburi 75, Si Racha 68, Banglamung (Pattaya) 114, Panat Nikhom 12, Sattahip 24, Ban Bueng 9, Phan Thong 10, ฺBor Thong 1, Nong Yai 1, 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, 18 cases
  2. Cluster, work camp of Chaipat Pattaya Construction company in Banglamung, 10 cases
  3. Risky occupations meeting many people, 16 cases
  4. 6 medical personnel
  5. Back from other provinces from Bangkok (2), Chanthaburi (1), Surat Thani (1), and Samut Prakan (1)
  6. Close contacts from previously confirmed cases in families – 96 cases, in workplaces –41 cases, close personal contacts – 12 cases, and joined a party – 1 cases
  7. Close contacts of a confirmed patient (under investigation), 17 cases
  8. 113 cases, close contacts of a confirmed patient (under investigation)-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

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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.