Highlights:
174 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Chonburi today
201 people recovered and were released from medical care
Two new deaths
The Chonburi Department of Public Health announced 174 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 today with two new deaths, December 5th.
This makes a total of 108,495 cases of Covid-19 in the current round of infections, with 2,048 people still under medical care/supervision, and with a total of 765 recorded deaths in Chonburi since the start of this recent round of infections in early April.
Additionally, 201 people were also released and recovered yesterday in Chonburi. 105,682 people in total have now been released from medical care and recovered in Chonburi since this current wave of Covid-19 began.
Two people were listed as being in serious condition in Chonburi currently, either on a ventilator or pneumonia.
One new death was a 61-year-old male who had a personal health problem and was not vaccinated. The details on the other death were not released by the health department.
In total, 1,856,059 people in Pattaya and Chonburi have received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine which is 79.69 percent of the total Chonburi population. Of those, 290,662 have received their first dose and are what the Thai government calls 608 groups (elders, have chronic health problems, and pregnant) which is 78.57 percent of those in these risk groups in Chonburi.
The district-level new cases were as follows today:
Mueang Chonburi 18, Si Racha 44, Banglamung (Pattaya) 74, Panat Nikhom 1, Sattahip 8, Ban Bueng 1, Phan Thong 6, Bor Thong 1, Ko Chan 1, soldiers in Sattahip 9, and 11 people transferred from other provinces for medical care.
The details on the cases are as follows:
- Cluster, soldiers in Sattahip, 9 cases
- Work and stayed in Rayong, transferred from other provinces for medical care, 8 cases
- Cluster, DD-Built-in Furniture Co., Ltd. in Banglamung, 8 cases
- Cluster, Meyer Industries company in Si Racha, 3 cases
- Cluster, Celestica (Thailand) company, Si Racha, 8 cases
- Cluster, Siam Compressor Industry company in Si Racha, 6 cases
- Risky occupations meeting many people, 5 cases
- 1 medical personnel
- Back from other provinces in Rayong – 3 cases
- Close contacts from previously confirmed cases in families – 54 cases, in workplaces – 25 cases, close friends – 6 cases and joined parties – 3 cases
- Close contact of a confirmed patient (under investigation), 9 cases
- 31 close contacts of a confirmed patient (under investigation)