COVID-19 Cases Sloping, North Sulawesi Health Office Asks Residents To Stay Disciplined Prokes

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MANADO - The North Sulawesi Provincial Health Office (North Sulawesi) noted that there were only 10 findings of new cases of COVID-19 after the 2022 Eid holiday. Including 29 cases of corona virus infection from April 19 to May 8, 2022.

Head of the Surveillance and Immunization Section of the North Sulawesi Provincial Health Office, Mery B. Pasorong, said that the sloping level of COVID-19 cases in his area was expected not to discourage residents from implementing health protocols.

"We are monitoring one incubation period or 14 days after the Eid al-Fitr holiday, there is a decrease in cases. Even though during that period there are fears there will be an increase in cases due to population mobility," he said in Manado, quoted from Antara, Monday 30 May.

Even though the number of COVID-19 cases has decreased, he said, the public must still be aware of the risk of transmitting the corona virus, considering that the pandemic status has not been lifted.

"So, in addition to implementing health procedures, we continue to urge the public to get the complete dose of COVID-19 vaccination, namely the first and second doses," he said.

The cumulative number of COVID-19 cases in North Sulawesi Province, which has a population of around 2.6 million, since the beginning of the pandemic until now has totaled 51,348 cases.

Of the total 51,348 people infected with the corona virus in North Sulawesi, 50,153 people (97.67 percent) have been declared cured and 1,168 people (2.27 percent) have died.

There were 27 people with COVID-19 who were still undergoing quarantine and treatment in North Sulawesi or 0.05 percent of all cases.