Update On COVID-19 In Batam, Heal Rate 96.73 Percent, Death 3.26 Percent, And Active Cases 0.01 Percent

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BATAM - The Batam City COVID-19 Task Force, Riau Islands, recorded a total of 24,992 local residents who were declared cured of exposure to the corona virus since the beginning of the pandemic until Wednesday, November 24.

"Cumulatively 24,992 people have recovered," said Head of the Batam City Communications and Information Office Azril Apriansyah in his statement in Batam, reported by Antara, Wednesday, November 24.

His party also recorded a total of 25,837 people who were confirmed positive for COVID-19, and 842 people died, leaving three people who are still being treated.

Today, the Task Force recorded an additional positive confirmed case of COVID-19 without symptoms, and an additional zero recovered and died from COVID-19.

"The cure rate is 96.73 percent, the death rate is 3.26 percent, and active cases are 0.01 percent," said the Task Force. Meanwhile, the spread of the Corona Virus is relatively controllable. Now there are no more districts with red zones.

In the buffer islands, from the three hinterland sub-districts, Behindpadang, Bulang and Galang, all of them become green zones.

While on the main island, of the nine sub-districts, seven of them are green zones, namely Sekupang, Batuampar, Nongsa, Batam City, Sei Beduk, Batuaji and Sagulung.

The other two sub-districts are in the yellow zone, namely Lubukbaja and Bengkong.

Still in the report of the Task Force, it was stated that out of 842 cases of death in Batam, 433 of them were without comorbidities, and 409 others with comorbidities.

It was noted that the highest comorbid diseases in COVID-19 deaths were Diabetes Mellitus with 216 cases, Hypertension with 182 cases, and Pneumonia with 104 cases.

Still from the Task Force report, the results of the Batam COVID-19 situation assessment as of November 21, 2021 are level 1.

It is stated that the level 1 community transmission assessment with conformation cases is 0.26 per 100 thousand inhabitants per week, hospitalization is 0.00 per 100 thousand inhabitants per week, and 0.06 deaths per 100 thousand inhabitants per week.

Then for testing it is considered adequate, with a positivity rate of 0.02 percent per week, tracing is also considered adequate with a close contact ratio examined by 20 people per confirmed case per week, and adequate treatment with 1.46 percent BOR per week.

Likewise, vaccination was considered adequate, which reached 98.56 percent for the first dose in total, and for the elderly it had reached 80.89 percent for the first dose.