Chonburi announces 1,320 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 and two new deaths

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By Goong Nang(GN)

 

Highlights:

1,320 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Chonburi today

1,831 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.

926 (PCR) and 1,116 (ATK) recovered and were released from medical care

Two new deaths

 

The Chonburi Department of Public Health announced 1,320 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 today with two new deaths, March 4th, 2022.

 

This makes a total of 45,047 cases (PCR) and 35,542 cases (ATK) of Covid-19 in the current round of infections, with 12,979 (PCR) and 15,426 (ATK) people still under medical care/supervision, and with a total of 55 recorded deaths in Chonburi since the start of this recent round of infections at the beginning of this year, January 2022.

 

Additionally, 926 (PCR) and 1,113 (ATK) people were also released and recovered yesterday in Chonburi. 32,013 (PCR) and 20,116 (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.

 

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51 minutes ago, webfact said:

1,831 positive ATK (rapid antigen) tests were reported but all require a second confirmed PCR test before being counted as official cases

why ?

 

surely more likely to get a false negative, I believe positive ATK is pretty much solid