Death Rate Due To COVID-19 Ranks 14, Coordinating Minister For Human Development Says Indonesia Is Starting To Transition To Endemic

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JAKARTA - Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture (Menko PMK) Muhadjir Effendy said Indonesia was starting to make a transition from the pandemic to the endemic phase of COVID-19.

"The bottom line is judging from the number of active cases, the 'positivity rate', the hospital occupancy rate, then the death rate now has signs that are not the highest from existing diseases," said Muhadjir Effendy in a written statement received in Jakarta, Thursday, May 12.

Based on an internal survey conducted by the Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture at 18 DKI Jakarta hospitals in February 2022, the death rate from COVID-19 in Indonesia has dropped to 14th place.

"The highest mortality rate is cancer, then pneumonia, non-specific pneumonia, and now COVID-19 who died has been ranked 14th. So it's no longer a threat," he said.

Even though the COVID-19 case is getting better, the Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture asked the public to remain vigilant and careful because cases of death and being infected are still happening.

"But judging from some of these indicators, we are actually 'de facto' (in fact) already heading to endemic," he said.

The transition from this pandemic to endemic is at stake after the 2022 Eid holiday. If there are no significant additional cases, then COVID-19 in Indonesia will soon become endemic.

"The bet is after this annual holiday. After Eid, in two or three weeks there will be no increase in cases. So we are optimistic that the transition to endemic will soon be," concluded Muhadjir Effendy.