Although The COVID-19 Cases In Sleman Soared, The Task Force Makes Sure It's Still Under Control

Head of the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases at the Sleman District Health Office, Khamidah Yuliati. AMONG

SLEMAN - The COVID-19 Handling Task Force (Satgas) of Sleman Regency, Yogyakarta Special Region assessed that the transmission of COVID-19 cases in the region was quite under control despite a spike in cases in the last few days.

"The case of COVID-19 transmission in Sleman is still quite under control, there have been several clusters of transmission that have caused a spike in positive cases in recent days," said Sleman District COVID-19 Task Force Spokesperson Shavitri Nurmaladewi in Sleman, Antara, Friday, February 11.

He explained that the addition of daily confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Friday was recorded at 248 cases. "Meanwhile, there are 19 confirmed cases of COVID-19 that have been declared cured and no patient has died," he said.

Daily cases on Thursday, February 9 recorded an increase of 261. A total of 35 patients were declared cured and no patients died.

"Earlier on Wednesday, there were 252 positive confirmed cases of COVID-19, 18 patients recovered and one patient died," he said.

Shavitri appealed to the public to be disciplined in maintaining health protocols to prevent the transmission and spread of COVID-19.

"We continue to urge the public not to take off their masks, especially when leaving the house, in public places, or in a crowd of people. This is the main key," he said.

The spike in COVID-19 cases in Sleman Regency occurred due to the emergence of several transmission clusters, ranging from families, schools, health workers, to offices.

"But of all the clusters that have developed in Sleman, schools are dominated. The most dominating cluster is the school cluster," said the Head of the Communicable Disease Prevention and Control Division of the Sleman District Health Office, Khamidah Yuliati.

He said there were 13 clusters of COVID-19 transmission developing in Sleman, 10 of them from schools or education.

"Office clusters were found in the Sleman Regency Government. Meanwhile, for the cluster of health workers, they were scattered in health service units. The number of health workers who were confirmed positive in health service units varied," he said.

He said COVID-19 positive patients, both symptomatic and asymptomatic, must isolate. If the symptoms are mild, then self-isolation (isoman) must really be applied.

"Usually the one who is a bit careless is when he is isoman at home, feels comfortable at home, then takes off his mask at home, like that is not allowed," he said.