Omicron Cases In Indonesia Increase To 840

PIXABAY ILLUSTRATION

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Health said that the number of cases of infection with the SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.529 or Omicron coronavirus in Indonesia increased to 840 cases.

"Since Omicron was detected on December 15, 2021, until January 17, 2022, there have been 840 positive cases of Omicron," said Director of Prevention and Control of Directly Infectious Diseases at the Ministry of Health, Siti Nadia Tarmizi, quoted by Antara, Tuesday, January 18.

He said 609 cases of Omicron infection occurred among travelers from abroad and in addition there were 174 cases of local transmission of Omicron and 57 cases of other transmissions of Omicron whose source of transmission is still being investigated.

Most cases of Omicron infection occurred among travelers from Saudi Arabia (112 cases) followed by travelers from Turkey (106 cases), the United States (62 cases), Malaysia (49 cases), and the United Arab Emirates (45 cases).

Of the 840 people infected with Omicron, according to him, as many as 79.1 percent had received two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine; 4.2 percent had received the first dose of vaccination, seven percent had not received the vaccination, and 9.7 percent had no known vaccination status.

"Of course, it is our vigilance that even people who have been vaccinated can still get Omicron, especially those who have not been vaccinated. We see people who have been vaccinated with Omicron have milder symptoms," said Siti Nadia.

According to Nadia, there is a tendency to increase cases of COVID-19 transmission in early 2022, but the increase is not significant.

"What happened in 2020 to 2021, the peak of cases occurred on January 19, 2021, due to increased mobility at the end of the year. Currently, we are also seeing an increase in mobility at the end of 2021, even until this weekend, but there has not been a significant increase. But we stay alert, we must continue to carry out health protocols while accelerating vaccinations," he said.