Chonburi announces 1,197 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 and no new deaths

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Goongnang Suksawat
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Highlights:

  • 1,197 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Chonburi today

  • 1,749 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.

  • 971 (PCR) and 750 (ATK) recovered and were released from medical care

  • No new deaths

The Chonburi Department of Public Health announced 1,197 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 today with no new deaths, March 1st, 2022.

This makes a total of 41,376 cases (PCR) and 29,630 cases (ATK) of Covid-19 in the current round of infections, with 11,950 (PCR) and 12,174 (ATK) people still under medical care/supervision, and with a total of 48 recorded deaths in Chonburi since the start of this recent round of infections at the beginning of this year, January 2022.

Additionally, 971 (PCR) and 750 (ATK) people were also released and recovered yesterday in Chonburi. 29,378 (PCR) and 17,456 (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.
One person was listed as being in serious condition in Chonburi currently, either on a ventilator or pneumonia. The person was not completely vaccinated. According to the Chonburi Department of Public Health, the vast majority of recent cases are mild or asymptomatic, 99.1% percent in total.
In total, 1,983,189 people in Pattaya and Chonburi have received their first dose of a Covid -19 vaccine which is 85.15 percent of the total Chonburi population. Of those, 304,807 have received their first dose and are what the Thai government calls 608 groups (elders, have chronic health problems, and pregnant) which is 82.39 percent of those in these risk groups in Chonburi.
800,580 people have received their triple dose which is 34.37 percent of the total Chonburi population. Of those, 136,479 are 608 groups which is 36.89 percent of those in these risk groups in Chonburi.

The district-level new cases were as follows today:

Mueang Chonburi 234, Si Racha 352, Banglamung (Pattaya) 268, Panat Nikhom 16, Sattahip 90, Ban Bueng 44, Phan Thong 76, ฺBor Thong 9, Ko Chan 1, Nong Yai 4, and 103 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, 75 cases
  2. Cluster, Thai Insan Tec company in Si Racha, 4 cases
  3. Cluster, Fujitsu General company in Si Racha, 4 cases
  4. Cluster Mitsubishi Electric Consumer Products company in Mueang Chonburi, 4 cases
  5. Risky occupations meeting many people, 25 cases
  6. 29 medical personnel
  7. 6 back from other provinces from Bangkok (3), Chiang Rai (1), Phuket (1), and Ubon Ratchathani (1)
  8. Close contacts from previously confirmed cases in families – 224 cases, in workplaces –204 cases, close personal contacts – 68 cases, and joined a party – 8 case
  9. Close contacts of a confirmed patient (under investigation), 57 cases
  10. 489 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.