The People Of Palangkaraya Must Raise Vigilance, The Red Zone Of COVID-19 Widen

JAKARTA - The distribution of the COVID-19 red zone in Palangka Raya City, Central Kalimantan Province continues to expand. so that people must increase awareness of the spread of the virus.

"Currently, 17 urban villages are in the red zone for the spread of COVID-19. For this reason, the public must continue to implement strict health protocols," Deputy Mayor of Palangka Raya, Umi Mastikah, said in Palangka Raya, as reported by Antara, Wednesday, March 24.

He said all government efforts in handling COVID-19 would not be optimal if the community did not play an active role in implementing the established directions and policies.

"The spread of COVID-19 is not detected unless it is infected. So the role of each individual to take precautions is very important in an effort to break the chain of spreading the virus," he said.

Meanwhile, based on data from the Palangka Raya Regional Disaster Management Agency on the spread of COVID-19, until Tuesday, March 23, there were 17 red zone villages, eight yellow zone villages and five red zone villages.

The 17 sub-districts in the red zone of the spread of COVID-19 come from six sub-districts in Pahandut District, four urban villages in Jekan Raya District, four wards in Sabangau District and three sub-districts in Bukit Batu District.

Then the eight sub-districts that are included in the yellow zone come from one sub-district in Sabangau District, three villages in the Bukit Batu District and four villages in the Rakumpit District.

Furthermore, five urban villages that are included in the green zone for the spread of COVID-19 come from one sub-district in Sabangau District, one sub-district in Bukit Batu District and three sub-districts in Rakumpit District.

Meanwhile, based on the same data, the accumulation of COVID-19 patients in the local city reached 3,132 people or 76.46 percent of the total positive cases.

Then the number of positive COVID-19 patients in the "Beautiful City" area until Tuesday (23/3) reached 4,096 people after the addition of 106 positive people.

Based on the same data, in the local area there are still 828 people or 20.21 percent of the total positive cases still undergoing treatment.

The data has been collected from all regions in Palangka Raya City, covering five sub-districts covering 30 sub-districts in the "Kota Cantik" area.