Chonburi announces 1,420 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 and one new death

By
Goongnang Suksawat
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Highlights:

  • 1,420 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Chonburi today

  • 4,212 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.
  • 996 (PCR) and 2,431 (ATK) recovered and were released from medical care
  • One new death

The Chonburi Department of Public Health announced 1,420 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 today with one new death, March 19th, 2022.

This makes a total of 61,809 cases (PCR) and 82,686 cases (ATK) of Covid-19 in the current round of infections, with 11,905 (PCR) and 36,286 (ATK) people still under medical care/supervision, and with a total of 110 recorded deaths in Chonburi since the start of this recent round of infections at the beginning of this year, January 2022.

Additionally, 996 (PCR) and 2,431 (ATK) people were also released and recovered yesterday in Chonburi. 49,794 (PCR) and 46,400 (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 double vaccinated. According to the Chonburi Department of Public Health, the vast majority of recent cases, at 99.578 percent, are mild or asymptomatic.
The one new death was aged 94 with severe personal health problems and pre-existing conditions. ฺThe person was not vaccinated.
In total, 2,018,126 people in Pattaya and Chonburi have received their first dose of a Covid -19 vaccine which is 86.65 percent of the total Chonburi population. Of those, 306,226 have received their first dose and are what the Thai government calls 608 groups (elders, have chronic health problems, and pregnant) which is 82.78 percent of those in these risk groups in Chonburi.
899,069 people have received their triple dose which is 38.60 percent of the total Chonburi population. Of those, 155,909 are 608 groups which are 42.41 percent of those in these risk groups in Chonburi.

The district-level new cases were as follows today:

Mueang Chonburi 339, Si Racha 416, Banglamung (Pattaya) 307, Panat Nikhom 15, Sattahip 78, Ban Bueng 67, Phan Thong 76, ฺBor Thong 10, Ko Chan 5, Nong Yai 7, Ko Si Chang 2, and 98 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, 62 cases
  2. Cluster, Fujitsu company in Si Racha, 6 cases
  3. Risky occupations meeting many people, 41 cases
  4. 37 medical personnel
  5. 12 back from other provinces from Bangkok (3) Chachoengsao (3), Sakon Nakhon(2), Chiang Rai (1), Mukdahan (1), Chantaburi (1), and Ayutthaya (1)
  6. Close contacts from previously confirmed cases in families – 285 cases, in workplaces –46 cases, close personal contacts – 112 cases, and joined a party – 3 case
  7. Close contacts of a confirmed patient (under investigation), 32 cases
  8. 784 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.