Chonburi announces 214 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 and two new deaths

By
Goongnang Suksawat
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PHOTO: Post Today

Highlights:

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

  • 164 people recovered and were released from medical care

  • Two new deaths

The Chonburi Department of Public Health announced 214 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 today with two new deaths, December 28th.

This makes a total of 112,220 cases of Covid-19 in the current round of infections, with 1,998 people still under medical care/supervision, and with a total of 790 recorded deaths in Chonburi since the start of this recent round of infections in early April.

Additionally, 164 people were also released and recovered yesterday in Chonburi. 109,432 people in total have now been released from medical care and recovered in Chonburi since this current wave of Covid-19 began.
Two people were listed as being in serious condition in Chonburi currently, either on a ventilator or pneumonia, both had completed two doses of a Covid -19 vaccine.
The two new deaths were at the average age of 75. They both had personal health problems and were not vaccinated.
In total, 1,906,690 people in Pattaya and Chonburi have received their first dose of a Covid -19 vaccine which is 81.86 percent of the total Chonburi population. Of those, 297,720 have received their first dose and are what the Thai government calls 608 groups (elders, have chronic health problems, and pregnant) which is 80.84 percent of those in these risk groups in Chonburi.

The district-level new cases were as follows today:

Mueang Chonburi 33, Si Racha 34, Banglamung (Pattaya) 100, Panat Nikhom 15, Sattahip 12, Ban Bueng 1, Phan Thong 4, and 15 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, 14 cases
  2. Cluster, Honda Lock Thai company in Mueang Chonburi, 13 cases
  3. Cluster, Siripriboon Patanakarn company in Banglamung, 4 cases
  4. Cluster, Sunglow Developers company in Si Racha, 3 cases
  5. Cluster Fujisu General company in Si Racha, 3 cases
  6. Risky occupations meeting many people, 7 cases
  7. 2 medical staffers
  8. Back from other provinces in Bangkok – 1 case, Chiang Mai – 1 case and Lopburi – 1 case
  9. Close contacts from previously confirmed cases in families – 48 cases, in workplaces – 35 cases, close personal contacts – 5 cases, and joined a party – 2 cases
  10. Close contacts of a confirmed patient (under investigation), 18 cases
  11. 57 cases 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.