COVID-19 Jumps From 500 To 50 Thousand Cases, Ridwan Kamil: West Java Has Entered The Third Wave

West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil (Photo: DOK ANTARA)

BANDUNG - West Java (Jabar) Governor M Ridwan Kamil said that currently the province has entered the third wave of COVID-19. This is marked by a surge in cases of the Omicron variant of COVID since early January 2021.

"We have entered the third wave of COVID-19, we were meeting earlier, specifically for Bogor, Depok, Bekasi, and Greater Bandung, because of the high speed in the past month, from 500 to 50 thousand. This must be addressed, especially for areas outside the agglomeration so that the process is tightened," said Ridwan Kamil at the Pakuan State Building, Antara, Monday, February 7.

He said that even though he was entering the third wave of COVID-19, his condition was not as bad as when there was a second wave or cases of the Delta variant of COVID-19, which was marked by a spike in death cases.

"In early February 2021 and early February 2022, cases were as high as Depok and Bekasi per day, already the same as Delta. However, the hospital occupancy rate last year, when Delta was high, with Omicron high occupancy in the two areas was far away," he said.

"This means that this confirms that Omicron has a fast transmission rate, but has a low fatality rate. Therefore, just focus on being at home, God willing, he will recover," said Ridwan Kamil.

He said most of those hospitalized were those who had never been vaccinated against COVID-19.

"High cases, yes, it's worrying, but the number of people being treated is low. That's also good news. The majority of those who have fatalities have not been vaccinated twice. It's still penetrating to those who have been vaccinated, yes, but fatalities are mostly experienced by those who have not been vaccinated twice," he said. .

Furthermore, he said the Greater Bandung area also implemented PPKM level 3, in addition to the Bodebek agglomeration (Bogor, Depok, Bekasi).

He said that the implementation of policies was adjusted by districts and cities with the PPKM level three status. "Pak Luhut has announced the PPKM level 3 status for the Bodebek and Greater Bandung agglomerations," he said.