Highlights:
310 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Chonburi today
125 people recovered and were released from medical care
Two new deaths
The Chonburi Department of Public Health announced 310 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 today with two new deaths, December 31st.
This makes a total of 113,025 cases of Covid-19 in the current round of infections, with 2,323 people still under medical care/supervision, and with a total of 793 recorded deaths in Chonburi since the start of this recent round of infections in early April.
Additionally, 125 people were also released and recovered yesterday in Chonburi. 109,909 people in total have now been released from medical care and recovered in Chonburi since this current wave of Covid-19 began.
One person was listed as being in serious condition in Chonburi currently, either on a ventilator or pneumonia, the person was completely triple vaccinated.
The two new deaths were at the average age of 67. They were elderly with health issues who were close contacts with previous confirmed cases in families. They both were not vaccinated.
In total, 1,911,271 people in Pattaya and Chonburi have received their first dose of a Covid -19 vaccine which is 82.05 percent of the total Chonburi population. Of those, 298,222 have received their first dose and are what the Thai government calls 608 groups (elders, have chronic health problems, and pregnant) which is 80.61 percent of those in these risk groups in Chonburi.
The district-level new cases were as follows today:
Mueang Chonburi 29, Si Racha 29, Banglamung (Pattaya) 208, Panat Nikhom 6, Sattahip 16, Ban Bueng 2, Phan Thong 10, ฺKo Chan 1 and 9 people transferred from other provinces for medical care.
The details on the cases are as follows:
- Work and stayed in Rayong, transferred from other provinces for medical care, 8 cases
- Cluster, Mino company in Mueang Chonburi, 7 cases
- Cluster, Best Tech Engineering company in Sattahip, 6 cases
- Cluster, Siraran company in Sattahip, 4 cases
- Risky occupations meeting many people, 11 cases
- 11 medical personnel
- Back from other province in Prachinburi, 1 case
- Close contacts from previously confirmed cases in families – 46 cases, in workplaces – 41 cases, close personal contacts – 16 cases, and joined a party – 4 cases
- Close contacts of a confirmed patient (under investigation), 53 cases
- 92 cases close contacts of a confirmed patient (under investigation)