One COVID-19 Patient In Mataram Dies

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MATARAM - The Mataram City COVID-19 Task Force, West Nusa Tenggara stated that a COVID-19 patient with the initial K, aged 67, a resident of Selaparang District, Mataram City, was declared dead.

The spokesman for the Mataram City COVID-19 Task Force I Nyoman Swandiasa said the confirmed COVID-19 patient who died Monday, January 17 evening, had a comorbid disease.

"The COVID-19 patient who died has been buried according to health protocol regulations (prokes)," he said, quoted by Antara, Tuesday, January 18.

With the death of a COVID-19 patient, the number of Mataram City residents who are still being treated at the Mataram City Hospital (RSUD) due to COVID-19 remains two people.

"The conditions of two residents of Mataram City who were positively exposed to COVID-19, continue to improve and both have tested negative for COVID-19 Omicron. We are still free of Omicron," he said.

Swandiasa, who also serves as Head of the Communications and Information Technology Agency, hopes that there will be no additional positive patients and cases of death due to COVID-19.

His party appealed to the public to be disciplined in implementing the process wherever and whenever.

"People should not slack off in implementing health procedures and vaccinating against COVID-19 as an effort to increase antibodies," he said.

According to Swandiasa, although there are still two positive COVID-19 patients and one case of death, Mataram City is still at level one with the implementation of restrictions on community activities (PPKM).

"According to Instruction of the Minister of Home Affairs (Inmendagri) No. 4/2022, Mataram City is still at PPKM level one," he said.