The Percentage Of Deaths Due To COVID-19 In Indonesia Is Higher Than The World

JAKARTA - The average percentage of deaths from positive cases of COVID-19 in Indonesia is higher, namely 4.86 percent, compared to the world's average percentage of deaths, which was recorded at 4.2 percent.

"It is slightly higher than the world death rate," said Dewi Nur Aisyah, a member of the COVID-19 Task Force Expert Team at a press conference at Graha BNPB, quoted from Antara, Jakarta, Wednesday, July 22.

He said that in presenting data on the average percentage of the mortality rate, it was necessary to also look at the movement in the percentage of deaths from the first time the COVID-19 case was discovered in March to July to see how much the decline or increase was.

He said the average percentage of deaths in March was recorded at a minimum of zero because there were no deaths, but over time the death rate for that month reached the highest percentage of 9.34 percent and the average percentage of 4.89 percent.

"This is perhaps when there is not much testing," he said.

Then, this percentage continued to move in April with a minimum percentage of 7.83 percent, a maximum of 9.50 percent and the average percentage increased to 8.64 percent.

Furthermore, in May, the minimum percentage was recorded at 6.03 percent, a maximum of 7.66 percent and the average, compared to April, fell to 6.68 percent.

In June, the percentage of deaths due to COVID-19 in Indonesia was recorded at a minimum of 5.09 percent, a maximum of 6.09 percent and an average of 5.56 percent.

"So in June it fell again to 5.56 percent," he said.

Meanwhile, in July, the percentage of deaths from COVID-19 this month was recorded at a minimum of 4.72 percent, a maximum of 5.08 percent and the average is 4.86 percent.

Although it was recorded that it was higher than the world average percentage of deaths, the average percentage of deaths in July decreased compared to June.

"We see progress here. We reduce the mortality rate. Then until the end, we finally get the average figure with our last lowest figure on the 19th of 4.72 percent," said Dewi Nur Aisyah.

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