Highlights:
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1,250 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Chonburi today
- 1,366 positive ATK (rapid antigen) 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.
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601 (PCR) and 454 (ATK) recovered and were released from medical care
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No new deaths
The Chonburi Department of Public Health announced 1,250 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 today with no new deaths, February 24th, 2022.
This makes a total of 57,553 cases (PCR,ATK) of Covid-19 in the current round of infections, with 9,276 (PCR) and 8,763 (ATK) people still under medical care/supervision, and with a total of 41 recorded deaths in Chonburi since the start of this recent round of infections at the beginning of this year, January 2022.
Additionally, 601 (PCR) and 454 (ATK) people were also released and recovered yesterday in Chonburi. 25,425 (PCR) and 14,049 (ATK) 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.
Four people were listed as being in serious condition in Chonburi currently, either on a ventilator or pneumonia. Two of them were not vaccianted. According to the Chonburi Department of Public Health, the vast majority of recent cases are mild or asymptomatic.
In total, 1,975,116 people in Pattaya and Chonburi have received their first dose of a Covid -19 vaccine which is 84.80 percent of the total Chonburi population. Of those, 304,174 have received their first dose and are what the Thai government calls 608 groups (elders, have chronic health problems, and pregnant) which is 82.22 percent of those in these risk groups in Chonburi.
767,873 people have received their triple dose which is 32.97 percent of the total Chonburi population. Of those, 131,376 are 608 groups which are 35.51 percent of those in these risk groups in Chonburi.
The district-level new cases were as follows today:
Mueang Chonburi 194, Si Racha 471, Banglamung (Pattaya) 284, Panat Nikhom 10, Sattahip 56, Ban Bueng 46, Phan Thong 63, ฺBor Thong 4, Ko Chan 4, Nong Yai 2 and 116 people transferred from other provinces for medical care.
The details on the cases are as follows:
- Work and stayed in Rayong, transferred from other provinces for medical care, 107 cases
- Cluster, Triumph Motorcycles company in Phan Thong, 5 cases
- Cluster, Usui Corperation company in Phan Thong, 3 cases
- Cluster, Essilor Optical Laboratory company in Phan Thong, 3 cases
- Risky occupations meeting many people, 24 cases
- 19 medical personnel
- 14 back from other provinces from Bangkok (2), Phuket (3), Chanthaburi (1), Chachoengsao (1), Chaiyaphum (1), Nakhon Ratchasima (1), Lopburi (1), Lamphang (1), Sisaket (1), Samut Prakan (1) and, Ubon Ratchathani (1)
- Close contacts from previously confirmed cases in families – 247 cases, in workplaces –153 cases, close personal contacts – 50 cases, and joined a party – 5 case
- Close contacts of a confirmed patient (under investigation), 41 cases
- 579 cases close contacts of a confirmed patient (under investigation)
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