I'm Well! 9 Active Cases Of COVID In Batam, Vaccination Program Touches 91 Percent

Health workers vaccinate the elderly to residents in Tanjungpinang, Riau Islands. (AMONG)

KEPRI - The Riau Islands Province COVID-19 Handling Task Force recorded that there were only 9 active cases in five districts and cities in the region.

Spokesman for the Riau Islands COVID-19 Handling Task Force, Tjetjep Yudiana, detailed that there were three active cases of COVID-19 in Batam, two in Tanjungpinang, one in Bintan, two in Karimun and one in the Anambas Islands.

"Lingga has more than four weeks of zero active cases, so it is designated as a green zone, while Natuna will follow Lingga if within 2.5 weeks there are zero active cases of COVID-19," he said in Tanjungpinang, Antara, Friday, November 19.

In general, he said, the handling of COVID-19 was going well, starting from the implementation of health protocols to the implementation of the vaccination program, which had reached more than 91 percent of the 1.3 million people, the vaccination targets.

"Regencies and cities other than Lingga are designated as yellow zones with a low risk of transmission," he said, who is also the former Head of the Riau Islands Health Office.

Tjetjep revealed that the addition of one new COVID-19 patient occurred in Batam. Meanwhile, in six other regencies and cities, no new cases have been added since four days ago. While the number of patients who recovered from COVID-19 increased by three people, two people were spread across Batam and one person in Bintan.

"We urge the public to remain consistent in implementing health protocols while on the move," he said.

Tjetjep said the total number of COVID-19 patients in Riau Islands since the pandemic until now has reached 53,869 people, spread over 25,921 people in Batam, 10,228 in Tanjungpinang, 5,583 in Bintan, 5,486 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 52,102 people, spread in Batam 25,077 people, Tanjungpinang 9,824 people, Bintan 5,402 people, Karimun 5,323 people, Anambas 1,798 people, Lingga 2,225 people, and Natuna 2,453 people.

The total number of patients who have died since the COVID-19 pandemic is 1,758 people, spread in Batam 841 people, Tanjungpinang 402 people, Bintan 180 people, Karimun 161 people, Anambas 47 people, Lingga 85 people, and Natuna 42 people.