SMP Negeri 30 Tangerang Becomes An Integrated Isolation Place For COVID-19 Patients

TANGERANG - The Tangerang City Government (Pemkot) has activated SMP Negeri 30 Tangerang to be one of the locations for a concentrated isolation house (RIT) for COVID-19 patients.

So that currently there are four RITs operating in Tangerang City, following the New RIT Driver, RIT Batusari, and RIT Sudimara Pinang.

Head of the Tangerang City Health Office, Dini Anggraeni, the daily graph of COVID-19 cases in the region is still very high. The recorded number of cases of the virus is above 1500 per day.

He added that RIT SMPN 30 has a capacity of 196 beds equipped with supporting facilities and infrastructure, such as medicines and oxygen as well as health workers.

"Currently the condition (RIT SMPN 30) is still empty. But hopefully with the previous three RITs and SMPN 30 health services will continue to be under control,” said Dini, Friday, February 11.

Dini said that currently the bed occupancy rate (BOR) in active RITs in Tangerang City is still below 40 percent of the total 373 beds in the four RITs.

Meanwhile the New Driver's Hospital RIT is currently filled with 61 patients, the Batusari RIT has 28 patients, and the Sudimara Pinang RIT has 39 patients, and the latest SMPN 30 has not been filled.

“BOR is currently at 34.32 percent of the total capacity of 373 beds. Don't keep growing," he said.