The Chonburi Department of Public Health announced 1,247 new and confirmedcases of Covid-19 today with two new deaths, on April 6th, 2022. Pattaya News

Chonburi announces 1,247 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 and two new deaths

Wednesday, 6 April 2022, 15:06

Highlights:

• 1,247 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Chonburi today

• 6,746 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.
• 1,332 (PCR) and 6,568 (ATK) recovered and were released from medical care
• Two new deaths

The Chonburi Department of Public Health announced 1,247 new and confirmedcases of Covid-19 today with two new deaths, on April 6th, 2022.

This makes a total of 85,144 cases (PCR) and 197,330 cases (ATK) of Covid-19 in the current round of infections, with 12,719 (PCR) and 67,875 (ATK) people still under medical care/supervision, and with a total of 162 recorded deaths in Chonburi since the start of this recent round of infections at the beginning of this year, January 2022.

Additionally, 1,332 (PCR) and 6,568 (ATK) people were also released and recovered yesterday in Chonburi. 72,263 (PCR) and 129,455 (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.

Ten people were listed as being in serious condition in Chonburi currently, either on a ventilator or with pneumonia. Three of them were not vaccinated. According to the Chonburi Department of Public Health, the vast majority of recent cases are mild or asymptomatic at 99.748 percent.

The two new deaths were aged 41 and 50 with severe personal health problems and pre-existing conditions. Both of them were vaccinated.

In total, 2,053,105 people in Pattaya and Chonburi have received their first dose of a Covid -19 vaccine which is 88.15 percent of the total Chonburi population. Of those, 307,800 have received their first dose and are what the Thai government calls 608 groups (elders, have chronic health problems, and pregnant) which is 83.20 percent of those in these risk groups in Chonburi.

960,068 people have received their triple dose which is 41.22 percent of the total Chonburi population. Of those, 170,792 are 608 groups which are 46.17 percent of those in these risk groups in Chonburi.

The district-level new cases were as follows today:

Mueang Chonburi 211, Si Racha 407, Banglamung (Pattaya) 349, Panat Nikhom 11, Sattahip 111, Ban Bueng 51, Phan Thong 38, ฺBor Thong 9, Ko Chan 4, Nong Yai 2, and 81 people transferred from other provinces for medical care.