Department of Public Health announced 1,457 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 today with 6 new deaths, August 15th. - The Pattaya News

Chonburi Health Department reports 1,457 new Covid -19 cases with 6 deaths

The Chonburi Department of Public Health announced 1,457 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 today with 6 new deaths, August 15th.

Sunday, 15 August 2021, 14:56

Chonburi –

This makes a total of 45,813 cases of Covid-19 in the current round of infections, with 20,746 people still under medical care/supervision, and with a total of 241 recorded deaths in Chonburi since the start of this recent round of infections in early April. The details on yesterday's six new deaths were not given, which is standard for the health department.

Additionally, 1,124 people were also released and recovered yesterday in Chonburi. 24,826 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 352, Si Racha 425, Banglamung (Pattaya) 191, Panat Nikhom 84, Sattahip 34, Ban Bueang 140, Pan Thong 106, Bor Thong 22, Ko Chan 24, Nong Yai 21, Koh Si Chang 2, and 56 new cases transferred from other provinces for medical care.

The details on the cases are as follows:

1. Cluster, King's Pack Industrial Company, Mueang Chonburi District, 10 cases
2. Cluster, Mitsubishi Motors (Thailand) Co., Ltd., Si Racha District, 9 cases
3. Cluster, Siam Industrial Adhesive Tape Co., Ltd. Nong Yai District, 6 cases
4. Cluster, Siam DENSO Manufacturing Company, Panthong District, Co., Ltd. 5 cases
5. Risky occupations like taxi drivers, customer-facing roles: 31 people
6. 15 medical personnel
7. 26 people at various enterprises in Rayong province
8. Close contacts in general:
8.1 in 293 families
8.2 from 244 workplaces
8.3 38 close persons/friends
8.4 Joined a party- 4 people
9. Close contacts (under investigation) 165 cases
10. Currently under investigation in general for the source of Covid-19 infection-611 cases

A total of 1,694 close contact searches were received today with 229 initial proactive searches, and more proactive search reports are pending.

There are currently, in Chonburi, clusters of Covid-19 at 21 establishments and five markets, 10 construction worker camps, and four communities. TPN media notes that this cluster information appears to be outdated but is what was provided by authorities.