Chonburi announces 466 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 and one new death

By
Goongnang Suksawat
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Highlights:

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

  • 481 people recovered and were released from medical care

  • One new death

The Chonburi Department of Public Health announced 466 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 today with one new death, January 31st, 2022.

This makes a total of 17,332 cases of Covid-19 in the current round of infections, with 3,838 people still under medical care/supervision, and with a total of 21 recorded deaths in Chonburi since the start of this recent round of infections at the beginning of this year, January 2022.

Additionally, 481 people were also released and recovered yesterday in Chonburi. 13,473 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 at the age of 77 with personal health problems and pre-existing conditions. The person received a double dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.
In total, 1,946,115 people in Pattaya and Chonburi have received their first dose of a Covid -19 vaccine which is 83.56 percent of the total Chonburi population. Of those, 301,511 have received their first dose and are what the Thai government calls 608 groups (elders, have chronic health problems, and pregnant) which is 81.50 percent of those in these risk groups in Chonburi.

The district-level new cases were as follows today:

Mueang Chonburi 87, Si Racha 126, Banglamung (Pattaya) 129, Panat Nikhom 10, Sattahip 33, Ban Bueng 16, Phan Thong 19, ฺBor Thong 2, and 44 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, 43 cases
  2. Cluster, Fujitsu General company in Si Racha, 7 cases
  3. Risky occupations meeting many people, 15 cases
  4. 10 medical personnel
  5. 4 back from other provinces from Chanthaburi, Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, and Roi-Et
  6. Close contacts from previously confirmed cases in families – 115 cases, in workplaces –57 cases, close personal contacts – 28 cases, and joined a party – 2 case
  7. Close contacts of a confirmed patient (under investigation), 12 cases
  8. 173 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.