Task Force: Only 3 Active Cases Of COVID-19 In Riau Islands

TANJUNGPINAG - The Riau Islands Province COVID-19 Handling Task Force stated that there were only three active cases in the region after three patients were declared cured.

Spokesperson for the Riau Islands COVID-19 Handling Task Force, Tjetjep Yudiana, said that there were only three active cases of COVID-19 in the Riau Islands, two in Batam and one in Karimun.

Based on data from the Riau Islands COVID-19 Task Force, there are currently no additional new cases of patients infected with the new type of corona virus.

"We have received reports that three Batam residents have recovered from COVID-19, so the active cases in Batam have been reduced to two," said the former Head of the Riau Islands Health Office.

Currently, he said, five regencies and cities in Riau Islands, namely Lingga, Anambas, Natuna, Bintan, and Tanjungpinang have zero active cases of COVID-19. Tanjungpinang City recently followed Lingga, Natuna, Anambas Islands and Bintan Regencies, which had zero active cases of COVID-19.

The COVID-19 Task Force has designated Natuna as a green zone, while five other regencies and cities in Riau Islands still have the status of a yellow zone or low risk of transmission. For Lingga Regency which was suddenly designated as a yellow zone, it was due to an error in inputting data.

According to him, Lingga should have remained a green zone because there were no active cases of COVID-19 since about two months ago.

"We have asked the authorities to clarify to the Ministry of Health so that the actual conditions are known," he said.

Tjetjep revealed that the total number of COVID-19 patients in Riau Islands since the pandemic to date has reached 53,880 people, spread over 25,929 in Batam, 10,230 in Tanjungpinang, 5,583 in Bintan, 5,487 in Karimun, 1,846 in Anambas, 2,310 in Lingga and 2,495 in Natuna.

The total number of patients who have recovered from COVID-19 since the pandemic has reached 52,115 people, spread over 25,085 people in Batam, 9,828 in Tanjungpinang, 5,403 in Bintan, 5,325 in Karimun, 1,799 in Anambas, 2,225 in Lingga and 2,453 in Natuna.

The total number of patients who have died since the COVID-19 pandemic is 1,759 people, spread in Batam 842 people, Tanjungpinang 402 people, Bintan 180 people, Karimun 161 people, Anambas 47 people, Lingga 85 people and Natuna 42 people.

"We urge the public to consistently apply health protocols and support the vaccination program," he said.