The Chonburi Department of Public Health announced 972 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 today with 15 new deaths, August 28th. Pattaya News

Chonburi reports 972 new Covid-19 cases with 15 deaths, 1,261 people recovered

Saturday, 28 August 2021, 6:50

PHOTO: Covid-19 Center

Chonburi, Thailand –

Highlights:

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

• 1,261 people recovered and were released from medical care

• 15 new deaths

The Chonburi Department of Public Health announced 972 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 today with 15 new deaths, August 28th.

Courtesy Chonburi Public Health Department

This makes a total of 60,173 cases of Covid-19 in the current round of infections, with 17,556 people still under medical care/supervision, and with a total of 365 recorded deaths in Chonburi since the start of this recent round of infections in early April. The details on yesterday's 15 new deaths were not given, which is standard for the health department.

Additionally, 1,261 people were also released and recovered yesterday in Chonburi. 42,252 people in total have now been released from medical care and recovered in Chonburi since this current wave of Covid-19 began.

The district-level new cases were as follows today:

Mueang Chonburi 256, Si Racha 207, Banglamung (Pattaya) 156, Panat Nikhom 49, Sattahip 34, Ban Bueang 77, Pan Thong 60, Bor Thong 20, Ko Chan 11, Nong Yai 8, Koh Sichang 1, and 93 new cases transferred from other provinces for medical care.

The details on the cases are as follows:

1. Cluster, Vanda Pack Company Limited, Mueang Chon Buri District, 22 cases
2. Cluster Acushnet Footjoy (Thailand) Co., Ltd., Sriracha District, 7 cases
3. Cluster, Thai President Foods Co., Ltd., Sriracha District, 6 cases
4. Cluster Phanat Assembly Co., Ltd., Kut Ngong Subdistrict, Phanat Nikhom District, 5 cases
5. A risky occupation, meeting a lot of people-19 cases (taxi drivers, customer-facing)
6. 1 medical personnel
7. Provided a history of traveling from provincial risk areas
7.1 Chachoengsao Province 2 cases
7.2 Bangkok 1 person
7.3 Rayong Province 1 person
8. 42 business enterprises in Rayong province
9. Close contacts of a previously confirmed Covid-19 patient
9.1 in 266 families
9.2 out of 118 workplaces/co-workers
9.3 19 friends of previous cases
9.4 Joined an illegal party, 1 person
10. Close contacts of a confirmed patient (under investigation) 185 cases
10. Currently under investigation in general as to the source of the infection of Covid-19- 277 cases.

A total of 1,172 close contact searches were received today, and 365 proactive search reports are pending.

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