Chonburi announces 317 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 Friday, 9 July 2021, 10:57. Pattaya News

Chonburi announces 317 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19

Friday, 9 July 2021, 10:57

Chonburi –

The Chonburi Department of Public Health announced 317 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 today, July 9th.

This makes a total of 10,892 cases of Covid-19 in the current round of infections, with 3,788 still under medical care/supervision, and with a total of 57 recorded deaths in Chonburi since the start of this recent round of infections in early April.

Additionally, 7,047 people in total have now been released from medical care and fully recovered since this current wave began. 237 people were released yesterday.

The district-level new cases were as follows today:

Mueang Chonburi 76, Si Racha 73, Banglamung (Pattaya) 51, Panat Nikhom 28, Sattahip 14, Ban Bueang 41, Pan Thong 17, Bor Thong 2, and 15 new cases transferred from other provinces for medical care.

The details on the cases are as follows:

1. Proactive case finding at schools in Panat Nikhom, 23 cases (More information was not given as in person schools are closed, this is believed to be special needs schools where the students live full time)
2. Proactive case finding at a cluster in Ban Bueang, 22 cases
3. New soldiers in Sattahip, 8 cases
4. Risky occupation, meets a lot of people, 5 cases
5. Close contact from previous confirmed case at a party, 2 cases
6. Medical staffer, 2 cases
7. Close contact from previous confirmed case from New Market Naklua in Banglamung, 1 case
8. Close contact from previous confirmed case from New Market in Mueang Chonburi, 1 case
9. Proactive case finding at Bor Thong Market in Bor Thong, 1 case
10. Proactive case finding at worker camp SSS&P in Si Racha, 4 cases
11. Worker camp in Khao Kansong, Si Racha, 1 case
12. Close contact from previous confirmed case from Huay Yai Jeen in Huayyai, Banglamung, 1 case
13. Traveling from high-risk areas in Phuket, 1 case
14. Contact from previous confirmed case traveling from other provinces
    • Bangkok, 1 cases
    • Chachoengsao, 1 case
15. Contact from previous confirmed case in Rayong, 3 cases
16. Contact with previously confirmed patients:
    • 70 in families
    • 53 in work place
17. Previously confirmed patients (Which is under investigation), 53 cases
18. Currently investigating, 64 cases

A total of 691 close contact searches were received today with 1,664 initial proactive searches, and more proactive search reports are pending.

The vast majority of the cases, around 90 percent, are asymptomatic or very mild according to the health department.