Chonburi announces 610 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 and no new deaths

Highlights:

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

  • 474 positive ATK tests were reported but all require a second confirmed PCR test before being counted as official cases. The ATK positive tests are just “possible” cases until confirmed by PCR.
  • 394 people recovered and were released from medical care

  • No new deaths

The Chonburi Department of Public Health announced 610 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 today with no new deaths, February 8th, 2022.

This makes a total of 21,226 cases of Covid-19 in the current round of infections, with 4,820 people still under medical care/supervision, and with a total of 25 recorded deaths in Chonburi since the start of this recent round of infections at the beginning of this year, January 2022.

Additionally, 394 people were also released and recovered yesterday in Chonburi. 16,381 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.
Three people were listed as being in serious condition in Chonburi currently, either on a ventilator or pneumonia. Two of them were doubled vaccinated. According to the Chonburi Department of Public Health, the vast majority of recent cases are mild or asymptomatic.
In total, 1,952,710 people in Pattaya and Chonburi have received their first dose of a Covid -19 vaccine which is 83.84 percent of the total Chonburi population. Of those, 301,918 have received their first dose and are what the Thai government calls 608 groups (elders, have chronic health problems, and pregnant) which is 81.61 percent of those in these risk groups in Chonburi.
643,161 people have received their triple dose which is 40.79 percent of the total Chonburi population. Of those, 111,507 are 608 groups which are 30.14 percent of those in these risk groups in Chonburi.

The district-level new cases were as follows today:

Mueang Chonburi 126, Si Racha 145, Banglamung (Pattaya) 118, Panat Nikhom 34, Sattahip 55, Ban Bueng 24, Phan Thong 51, ฺBor Thong 4, Nong Yai 2, and 49 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, 44 cases
  2. Cluster, Thai NOK company in Mueang Chonburi 7 cases
  3. Cluster, Bridgestone Tires Manufacturing company in Phan Thong, 5 cases
  4. Cluster, H-One Parts company in Si Racha, 5 cases
  5. Cluster, Kitakawa company in Si Racha, 4 cases
  6. Cluster, Fujitsu General company in Si Racha, 4 cases
  7. Risky occupations meeting many people, 31 cases
  8. 10 medical personnel
  9. 5  back from other provinces from Nan (2), Bangkok (1), Chachoengsao (1) and Phuket (1)
  10. Close contacts from previously confirmed cases in families – 143 cases, in workplaces –55 cases, close personal contacts – 47 cases, and joined a party – 7 case
  11. Close contacts of a confirmed patient (under investigation), 20 cases
  12. 233  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 five 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.