Chonburi announces 446 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 and one new death

Highlights:

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

  • 553 people recovered and were released from medical care

  • One new death

The Chonburi Department of Public Health announced 446 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 today with one new death, January 28th, 2022.

This makes a total of 16,063 cases of Covid-19 in the current round of infections, with 3,997 people still under medical care/supervision, and with a total of 20 recorded deaths in Chonburi since the start of this recent round of infections at the beginning of this year, January 2022.

Additionally, 553 people were also released and recovered yesterday in Chonburi. 12,046 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 age of 80 with personal health problems and pre-existing conditions. The person received a double dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.
In total, 1,944,327 people in Pattaya and Chonburi have received their first dose of a Covid -19 vaccine which is 83.48 percent of the total Chonburi population. Of those, 301,373 have received their first dose and are what the Thai government calls 608 groups (elders, have chronic health problems, and pregnant) which is 81.47 percent of those in these risk groups in Chonburi.

The district-level new cases were as follows today:

Mueang Chonburi 71, Si Racha 124, Banglamung (Pattaya) 151, Panat Nikhom 5, Sattahip 25, Ban Bueng 9, Phan Thong 15, ฺBor Thong 1, Ko Chan 4, Nong Yai 1, and 40 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, 36 cases
  2. Cluster, Ito Thailand company in Banglamung, 24 cases
  3. Cluster, Daiso Aerosol company in Mueang Chonburi, 10 cases
  4. Cluster, Sungchul Hitech company in Si Racha, 3 cases
  5. Risky occupations meeting many people, 15 cases
  6. 11 medical personnel
  7. 7 back from other provinces from Bangkok (3), Trat (1), Loei (1), Surin (1), and Nong Khai (1)
  8. Close contacts from previously confirmed cases in families – 97 cases, in workplaces –71 cases, close personal contacts – 38 cases, and joined a party – 1 case
  9. Close contacts of a confirmed patient (under investigation), 13 cases
  10. 117 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.