127,524 Central Bangka Residents Received COVID-19 Vaccine

BANGKA BELITUNG - A total of 127,524 residents in Central Bangka Regency, Bangka Belitung Islands Province have received a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine or reaching 83.20 percent of the total 153,277 targeted residents.

"Previously there were 127,399 people who had been vaccinated and today there were 127,524 people", said Head of the Central Bangka Health Office, Dr. Anas Maarif in Koba, Thursday, June 2.

The local Health Office continues to intensify the provision of booster vaccines to anticipate the attack of COVID-19, the Omicron variant.

Quoted by Antara, there are six groups of citizens who are targeted for vaccination, namely health human resources, the elderly, public servants, vulnerable/general communities, youth, and children.

Until now, 1,298 health human resources have been vaccinated, 8,009 elderly people, 11,554 public servants, 88,960 general public, 17,703 teenagers, and 18,919 children.

His party continues to accelerate the vaccination program, especially for children aged 6-11 years and the elderly.

The total number of residents who were confirmed positive for COVID-19 from 2022 to May 2022 was 8,136 people.

Of the 8,136 people, 201 people died and the rest were declared cured.