Chonburi announces 1,256 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 and four new deaths

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Goongnang Suksawat
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Highlights:

  • 1,256 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Chonburi today

  • 4,109 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. TPN notes, however, that second confirmed tests are no longer mandatory except for high-risk groups.
  • 1,003 (PCR) and 2,291 (ATK) recovered and were released from medical care
  • Four new deaths

The Chonburi Department of Public Health announced 1,256 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 today with four new deaths, March 18th, 2022.

This makes a total of 60,389 cases (PCR) and 78,483 cases (ATK) of Covid-19 in the current round of infections, with 11,482 (PCR) and 34,514 (ATK) people still under medical care/supervision, and with a total of 109 recorded deaths in Chonburi since the start of this recent round of infections at the beginning of this year, January 2022.

Additionally, 1,003 (PCR) and 2,291 (ATK) people were also released and recovered yesterday in Chonburi. 48,798 (PCR) and 43,969 (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.

Two people were listed as being in serious condition in Chonburi currently, either on a ventilator or pneumonia. Both of them were vaccinated. According to the Chonburi Department of Public Health, the vast majority of recent cases are mild or asymptomatic, 99.4% percent in total.

The four new deaths were aged 62, 68, 73, and 79 with severe personal health problems and pre-existing conditions. ฺTwo of them were not vaccinated.
In total, 2,014,371 people in Pattaya and Chonburi have received their first dose of a Covid -19 vaccine which is 86.49 percent of the total Chonburi population. Of those, 306,158 have received their first dose and are what the Thai government calls 608 groups (elders, have chronic health problems, and pregnant) which is 82.76 percent of those in these risk groups in Chonburi.
894,496 people have received their triple dose of a Covid-19 vaccine which is 38.41 percent of the total Chonburi population. Of those, 155,360 are 608 groups which is 42.00 percent of those in these risk groups in Chonburi.

The district-level new cases were as follows today:

Mueang Chonburi 188, Si Racha 403, Banglamung (Pattaya) 333, Panat Nikhom 12, Sattahip 125, Ban Bueng 60, Phan Thong 42, ฺBor Thong 7, Ko Chan 3, Nong Yai 8, and 75 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, 54 cases
  2. Cluster, Techno Metal company in Si Racha, 4 cases
  3. Cluster, Jujitsu General in Si Racha, 4 cases
  4. Risky occupations meeting many people, 29 cases
  5. 32 medical personnel
  6. 4 back from other provinces from Bangkok, Yala, Sakon Nakhon, and Sukhothai
  7. Close contacts from previously confirmed cases in families – 266 cases, in workplaces –111 cases, close personal contacts – 84 cases, and joined a party – 6 case
  8. Close contacts of a confirmed patient (under investigation), 36 cases
  9. 626 cases of 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.