The Chonburi Department of Public Health announced 798 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 today with six new deaths, on April 21st, 2022. Pattaya News

Chonburi announces 798 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 and six new deaths

Thursday, 21 April 2022, 14:11

Highlights:

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

• 5,577 positive ATK (rapid antigen) 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. TPN notes, however, that second confirmed tests are no longer mandatory except for high-risk groups.
• 1,065 (PCR) and 4,066(ATK) recovered and were released from medical care
• Six new deaths

The Chonburi Department of Public Health announced 798 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 today with six new deaths, on April 21st, 2022.

This makes a total of 99,384 cases (PCR) and 265,090 cases (ATK) of Covid-19 in the current round of infections, with 7,130 (PCR) and 38,373 (ATK) people still under medical care/supervision, and with a total of 231 recorded deaths in Chonburi since the start of this recent round of infections at the beginning of this year, January 2022.

Additionally, 1,065 (PCR) and 4,066 (ATK) people were also released and recovered yesterday in Chonburi. 92,023 (PCR) and 226,717 (ATK) 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.

Four people were listed as being in serious condition in Chonburi currently, either on a ventilator or with pneumonia.One of them was not vaccinated. According to the Chonburi Department of Public Health, the vast majority of recent cases are mild or asymptomatic at 99.549 percent.

The six new deaths were aged 68, 75, 80, 82, 82, and 87 with severe personal health problems and pre-existing conditions. Three of them were not vaccinated.

In total, 2,061,485 people in Pattaya and Chonburi have received their first dose of a Covid -19 vaccine which is 88.51 percent of the total Chonburi population. Of those, 308,416 have received their first dose and are what the Thai government calls 608 groups (elders, have chronic health problems, and pregnant) which is 83.37 percent of those in these risk groups in Chonburi.

983,834 people have received their triple dose which is 42.24 percent of the total Chonburi population. Of those, 176,764 are 608 groups which are 47.78 percent of those in these risk groups in Chonburi.

The district-level new cases were as follows today:

Mueang Chonburi 136, Sri Racha 227, Banglamung (Pattaya) 173, Panat Nikhom 6, Sattahip 40, Ban Bueng 42, Phan Thong 61, ฺBor Thong 9, Ko Chan 4, Nong Yai 7, and 93 people transferred from other provinces for medical care.