JAKARTA - The Expert Team for the COVID-19 Handling Task Force Dewi Nur Aisyah stated that the island of Sumatra has the highest percentage of active cases when categorized in the 5 major islands in Indonesia.
The five major islands include Sumatra Island with 10 provinces, Java and Bali 9 provinces, Kalimantan 5 provinces, Sulawesi 6 provinces, and Papua 4 provinces.
Based on the analysis of the COVID-19 Handling Task Force data as of September 6, there were 38.6 percent of active cases on the island of Sumatra. Active cases are people who are confirmed positive who are still being treated or are in self-isolation.
"Sumatra has more active cases. Currently there are 38.6 percent. On the island, Sumatra has a larger proportion of people who are still sick, which we must encourage so that everyone gets better," said Dewi at Graha BNPB, East Jakarta, Wednesday, September 9. .
Meanwhile, the highest percentage of active cases was in the big islands, followed by Maluku and Papua at 24.57 percent, Kalimantan 21.84 percent, Java and Bali 20.26 percent, then Sulawesi at 18.9 percent.
Even so, if you look at the cumulative numbers, the most active cases of COVID-19 are in Java and Bali, compared to the other four large islands, with 23,220 cases.
"The cumulative number of cases, the islands of Java and Bali contributed 64.26 percent of the total cases in Indonesia," said Dewi.
Meanwhile, the highest accumulation of active cases in the big islands was in Sumatra with 7,779 cases, Sulawesi 3,771 cases, Kalimantan 3,694 cases, and Papua 1,910 cases.
Dewi explained, although the accumulation of cases in Java and Bali was the highest, the percentage of active cases was lower than in Sumatra. This means that many cases have recovered in Java and Sumatra.
"This illustrates that many cases in Java and Bali were first hit. Because they were affected first, after many weeks of recovery, there were also many. Of the 114,000 cumulative positive people on the islands of Java and Bali, 74.85 percent have recovered," added Dewi. .
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