Highlights:
460 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Chonburi today
- 325 positive ATK tests were reported but all require a second confirmed PCR test before being counted as official cases. The ATK positive tests are just "possible" cases until confirmed by PCR.
311 people recovered and were released from medical care
No new deaths
The Chonburi Department of Public Health announced 460 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 today with no new death, February 4th, 2022.
This makes a total of 18,967 cases of Covid-19 in the current round of infections, with 4,062 people still under medical care/supervision, and with a total of 24 recorded deaths in Chonburi since the start of this recent round of infections at the beginning of this year, January 2022.
Additionally, 311 people were also released and recovered yesterday in Chonburi. 14,811 people in total have now been released from medical care and recovered in Chonburi since this current wave of Covid-19 began at the beginning of this year, January 2022.
Three people were listed as being in serious condition in Chonburi currently, either on a ventilator or pneumonia. All of them were double vaccinated. According to the Chonburi Department of Public Health, the vast majority of recent cases are mild or asymptomatic.
In total, 1,949,768 people in Pattaya and Chonburi have received their first dose of a Covid -19 vaccine which is 83.71 percent of the total Chonburi population. Of those, 301,762 have received their first dose and are what the Thai government calls 608 groups (elders, have chronic health problems, and pregnant) which is 81.57 percent of those in these risk groups in Chonburi.
The district-level new cases were as follows today:
Mueang Chonburi 91, Si Racha 99, Banglamung (Pattaya) 118, Panat Nikhom 24, Sattahip 25, Ban Bueng 11, Phan Thong 30, ฺBor Thong 3, Ko Chan 2, Nong Yai 1, and 56 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, 48 cases
- Cluster, Sanghirun Wood Product company in Panat Nikhom, 10 cases
- Cluster, Fujitsu General company in Si Racha, 5 cases
- Cluster, Bridgestone Tire Manufacturing company in Phan Thong, 7 cases
- Risky occupations meeting many people, 22 cases
- 6 medical personnel
- 10 back from other provinces from Rayong (4), Bangkok (3), Ayutthaya (1), Ratchaburi (1), and Uthai Thani (1)
- Close contacts from previously confirmed cases in families – 103 cases, in workplaces –58 cases, close personal contacts – 24 cases, and joined a party – 9 cases
- Close contacts of a confirmed patient (under investigation), 7 cases
- 151 cases close contacts of a confirmed patient (under investigation)