The Chonburi Department of Public Health announced 179 new and confirmedcases of Covid-19 today with 1 new death, November 8th. Pattaya News

Chonburi announces 179 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 and 1 new death, lowest cases in over four months

Monday, 8 November 2021, 10:03

Highlights:

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

• 382 people recovered and were released from medical care

• 1 new death

The Chonburi Department of Public Health announced 179 new and confirmedcases of Covid-19 today with 1 new death, November 8th.

This is the lowest number of Covid-19 cases in Chonburi in over four months.

This makes a total of 103,421 cases of Covid-19 in the current round of infections, with 3,252 people still under medical care/supervision, and with a total of 734 recorded deaths in Chonburi since the start of this recent round of infections in early April.

Additionally, 382 people were also released and recovered yesterday in Chonburi. 99,435 people in total have now been released from medical care and recovered in Chonburi since this current wave of Covid-19 began.

As for the one new death yesterday, he was a male elder, aged 75. He was a close contact from a previously confirmed case in his family according to the Chonburi Department of Public Health. He had chronic health problems.

The district-level new cases were as follows today:

Mueang Chonburi 64, Si Racha 27, Banglamung (Pattaya) 28, Panat Nikhom 5, Sattahip 15, Ban Bueang 2, Phan Thong 5, Bor Thong 10, Ko Chan 2, Nongyai 6, Soldiers in Sattahip 1, and 14 people transferred from other provinces for medical care

In total, 1,729,476 people in Pattaya and Chonburi have received their first dose of a Covid -19 vaccine which is 74.10 percent of the total Chonburi population. Of those, 278,708 have received their first dose and are what the Thai government calls 608 groups (elders, have chronic health problems and pregnant) which is 75.34 percent of those in these risk groups in Chonburi.

The details on the cases are as follows:

1. Work and stayed in Rayong, transferred from other provinces for medical care, 12 cases
2. Cluster, Denso group company, 4 cases
3. Risky occupations meeting many people, 3 cases
4. 1 medical personal
5. Back from risky areas in Bangkok – 1 case
6. Close contacts from previously confirmed cases in families – 58 cases, in workplaces – 14 cases and close friends – 10 cases
7. Close contact of a confirmed patient (under investigation), 17 cases
8. 32 cases, in general, are under investigation as to how they contracted Covid-19