Chonburi announces 1,117 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 and four new deaths

By Goong Nang(GN)

Highlights:

1,117 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Chonburi today

2,375 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.

1,351 (PCR) and 1,862 (ATK) recovered and were released from medical care

Four new deaths

The Chonburi Department of Public Health announced 1,117 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 today with four new deaths, March 14th, 2022.

This makes a total of 55,694 cases (PCR) and 61,348 cases (ATK) of Covid-19 in the current round of infections, with 10,618 (PCR) and 25,857 (ATK) people still under medical care/supervision, and with a total of 93 recorded deaths in Chonburi since the start of this recent round of infections at the beginning of this year, January 2022.

Additionally, 1,351 (PCR) and 1,862 (ATK) people were also released and recovered yesterday in Chonburi. 44,983 (PCR) and 35,491 (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.

The four new deaths were at the age of 49, 68, 80 and 86 with personal health problems and pre-existing conditions. ฺOne of them was not vaccinated.

In total, 2,010,251 people in Pattaya and Chonburi have received their first dose of a Covid -19 vaccine which is 86.31 percent of the total Chonburi population. 

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