Increased By 40, Total COVID-19 Cases In North Sumatra Becomes 156.478

Illustration of health workers preparing medical equipment for COVID-19 patients. (Antara-Raisan Al Farisi)

SUMUT - Daily cases of COVID-19 in North Sumatra Province (North Sumatra) increased by 40 people on Monday, August 8. So after the total cases accumulated in North Sumatra became 156.478.

"The total number of COVID-19 cases in North Sumatra until August 8, 2022 has accumulated as much as 156,478," said Head of the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (P2PM) of the North Sumatra Health Office, Dr. Nora Nasution, based on a written statement, Monday, August 8 night.

Nora said that 40 new cases of COVID-19 were found from the examination of 3,455 specimens carried out yesterday.

"A total of 3,753,899 specimens have been examined," he said, according to Antara.

Meanwhile, the number of recovered COVID-19 cases in North Sumatra increased by 61 people, bringing the total accumulation to 152,614 recovered cases.

Then, for cases of death due to COVID-19 in North Sumatra, there were no additions so the total still stood at 3,265 people.

Based on this data, currently there are 599 active cases or patients undergoing treatment and isolation due to COVID-19. control or reduce the curve of COVID-19 cases. "Health protocols such as wearing masks, washing hands with soap and running water, maintaining distance, staying away from crowds, and limiting mobilization and interaction," he said.