Indonesia Records 1,005 Additional Active COVID-19 Cases

Redaksi    Saturday, October 29, 2022    Comment   

Indonesia Records 1,005 Additional Active COVID-19 Cases

Indonesia Records 1,005 Additional Active COVID-19 Cases.

Jakarta - The number of active COVID-19 cases in Indonesia increased by 1,005 on Saturday to touch 23,748, the COVID-19 Handling Task Force reported.

With 3,141 fresh infections added per day, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases recorded in the country since March 2020 has reached 6,487,905.

The number of deaths climbed by 27 on Saturday, bringing the national death toll from the virus to 158,571.

Meanwhile, the number of recoveries increased by 2,109 to bring the total count to 6,305.586 nationwide.

Jakarta contributed the highest number of recoveries on Saturday at 852, followed by East Java (336), Banten (270), West Java (202), and Central Java (101).

Jakarta also contributed the most additional active cases at 1,041, followed by East Java (473), West Java (401), Central Java (246), and Banten (234).

Meanwhile, the highest number of deaths was recorded in Central Java at 8, followed by East Java (4), Jakarta (3), and South Sulawesi (3).

According to the task force, the total number of suspected patients reached 4,985 and the number of specimens examined touched 49,982 on Saturday.

As the COVID-19 pandemic has shown no signs of abating, the government has called on the public to follow the health protocols, including wearing masks and washing hands with running water.

Earlier, the Health Ministry appealed to citizens to get the booster vaccine soon as part of preparations for the COVID-19 endemic phase. 

Oleh : Martha HM, Suharto

Editor : Yakop

Asked Residents To Remain Vigilant To Prevent The Transmission Of The Xbb Sub-Variant Of Covid-19

Redaksi    Friday, October 28, 2022    Comment   

Asked Residents To Remain Vigilant To Prevent The Transmission Of The Xbb Sub-Variant Of Covid-19

Asked Residents To Remain Vigilant To Prevent The Transmission Of The Xbb Sub-Variant Of Covid-19.

Madiun, East Java - East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa has asked residents to remain vigilant and strictly follow health protocols to prevent the transmission of the XBB sub-variant of COVID-19, following the detection of one case in the province.

"I have asked the head of the East Java Health Office, the Institute of Tropical Disease of Airlangga University, and following the information from Mr. Health Minister on Wednesday (October 26, 2022) that one case of the Omicron XBB sub-variant has been (found) in East Java," Parawansa informed here on Friday.

The results of genomic sequencing have shown one confirmed case of the XBB sub-variant in the province as of Friday, with the patient, a 29-year-old woman, getting infected outside East Java, she said.

The governor informed that she had ordered the East Java Provincial Health Office and the East Java COVID-19 Task Force to keep monitoring and carrying out tracing of close contacts of the patient. This is because the XBB sub-variant has a quick transmission rate.

"The patient had mild symptoms. All close contacts have been tested and the results are negative. The patient has now been declared recovered or negative," she said.

The XBB sub-variant is reported to have caused a significant spike in cases in several countries, especially Singapore, she noted. Therefore, she appealed to all East Java residents to remain calm and not panic.

She said she expects people to keep maintaining and tightening the health protocols as a form of self- and family protection.

Besides calling for COVID-19 vaccinations, she instructed all hospitals, especially those under the authority of the East Java provincial government, to increase vigilance. Although COVID-19 cases in East Java are low, hospitals must not lose their grip on preparedness, Parawansa said.

Oleh : Louis S, Kenzu

Editor : Yakop