The Trend Of Increase In Jakarta's COVID-19 Cases In The First Five Days Of 2022, Dominated By Overseas Travelers

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JAKARTA - DKI Jakarta Province is starting to show an increasing trend of COVID-19 cases in the first five days of 2022. This is recorded in the data collection of the DKI Health Office.

On December 31, 2021, there were 87 new cases of COVID-19 in DKI. Then, on January 1, 2022, it started to rise with the addition of 121 new cases. On January 2, there were 103 cases added.

Then, there were 172 new cases added on January 3, 115 new cases added on January 4, and 259 new cases on January 5.

Likewise with the addition of cases with detection of the Omicron variant in the capital city. It was noted that as of January 2, there were 13 detected Omicron cases, 12 Omicron cases on 3 January, and 90 Omicron cases on 4 January.

Thus, there are 995 active cases or those who are still undergoing treatment or isolation for COVID-19 in the capital.

Head of the DKI Health Office, Widyastuti, revealed that new cases and active cases in the capital city are currently dominated by travelers who come from abroad.

"It should be underlined, from this increase, 73 percent of active cases and 81 percent of daily new positive cases in Jakarta are foreign travelers," said Widyastuti in a statement, Wednesday, January 5.

Widyastuti said the foreign travelers who were confirmed positive were currently being treated at the Wisma Atlet RSDC, Soelianti Saroso Hospital and several other hospitals.

In line with that, the percentage of occupied beds in hospitals treating COVID-19 has also increased. Of the total 3,879 isolation beds, 7 percent or 276 isolation patients were occupied.

Meanwhile, from a total of 647 ICU beds, 5 percent were filled or 31 ICU patients. Along with the increase in the number of foreign travelers, the percentage of quarantine occupancy in several centralized quarantine places has now reached an average of 82 percent of the total existing capacity.

Widyastuti also said that his party was aware of the increase in cases of COVID-19, the Omicron variant, which was also increasing in Jakarta.

"We need to be aware of this contagion. The Omicron variant has also increased in Jakarta, from 251 infected people, 95 percent or 239 people are foreign travelers, while the other 12 are local transmissions, "explained Widyastuti.