Chonburi, Thailand – Highlights: 953 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Chonburi today 1,321 people recovered and were released from medical care 7 new deaths Si Racha main driver of new cases with 307 today The Pattaya News

Chonburi reports 953 new Covid-19 cases with 7 deaths, 1,321 people recovered

Monday, 23 August 2021, 14:30

Chonburi, Thailand –

Highlights:

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

• 1,321 people recovered and were released from medical care

• 7 new deaths

• Si Racha main driver of new cases with 307 today

The Chonburi Department of Public Health announced 953  new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 today with 7 new deaths, August 23rd.

This makes a total of 55,374 cases of Covid-19 in the current round of infections, with 19,554 people still under medical care/supervision, and with a total of 304 recorded deaths in Chonburi since the start of this recent round of infections in early April. The details on yesterday's 7 new deaths were not given, which is standard for the health department.

Additionally, 1,321 people were also released and recovered yesterday in Chonburi. 35,516 people in total have now been released from medical care and recovered in Chonburi since this current wave began.

The district-level new cases were as follows today:

Mueang Chonburi 200, Si Racha 307, Banglamung (Pattaya) 189, Panat Nikhom 48, Sattahip 9, Ban Bueang 54, Pan Thong 64, Bor Thong 15, Ko Chan 4, Nong Yai 6, and 57 new cases transferred from other provinces for medical care.

The details on the cases are as follows:

1. Cluster Italian-Thai Company, Bang Lamung District, 7 cases
2.  Cluster Italian-Thai Company, Sriracha District, 7 cases
3. Cluster Acushnet Footjoy (Thailand) Co., Ltd., Sriracha District, 6 cases
4. Cluster, Mitsubishi Motors (Thailand) Co., Ltd., Si Racha District, 5 cases
5. Risky occupations like taxi drivers, customer-facing roles, 27 cases
6. 3 medical personnel
7. Many enterprises in Rayong Province 36 cases
8. Back from risky areas in Rayong – 9 cases, Chachoengsao, 3 and Bangkok 3 cases
9. Close contacts of confirmed patients
   9.1 A total of 272 family members
   9.2 A total of 153 co-workers
   9.3 A total of 25 friends of previous patients
   9.4 One person who joined an illegal party
10. Close contacts (under investigation) 202 cases
11. Cases currently under investigation in general for 194 cases

A total of 1,003 close contact searches were received today with 914 initial proactive searches, and more proactive search reports are pending.