Chonburi Covid -19 cases drop to 29 confirmed and new infections Wednesday, 2 June 2021, 11:22. Pattaya News

Chonburi Covid -19 cases drop to 29 confirmed and new infections

Wednesday, 2 June 2021, 11:22

Chonburi –

The Chonburi Department of Public Health announced 29 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 today, June 2^nd, mostly driven by clusters at factories and migrant worker camps.

Today is the lowest number of cases in Chonburi since April 7th, 2021.

This makes a total of 4,745 cases of Covid-19 in the current round of infections, with 978 people still under medical care and with a total of 28 recorded deaths in Chonburi since the start of this recent round of infections in early April.

Additionally, 3,739 people in total have now been released from medical care and fully recovered since this current wave began. 40 people were released yesterday.

The district-level new cases were as follows today:

Mueang Chonburi with 6, Si Racha 9, Banglamung (including Pattaya) 8, Panat Nikhom 1, Nong Yai 2 and three patients were transferred from another province to Chonburi for medical care.

The details on today's cases given were:

1. Contacts from previous confirmed cases

• In families, 7 cases
• In workplaces, 2 cases

2. Infected in a factory in Pluak Dang, Rayong transferred to Chonburi for medical care, 5 cases
3. Close contacts under investigation, 4 cases
4. Being investigated, 11 cases

In the last day, a total of 271 close contacts were tested from contact tracing, and 1,206 people were tested in proactive testing when medical staff goes out into the community. All are pending results.

Public health officials continue to urge people to not socialize outside of their direct household until the situation improves. Most cases have come from small social gatherings according to authorities.

Chonburi has significantly stepped up testing at industrial estates and their worker dormitories as well as workplaces in the province.