COVID-19 Cases In North Sumatra Increase By 860 People, 1 Reported Dead

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SUMUT - The North Sumatra Provincial Health Office reported that the COVID-19 recovery rate in the area as of Sunday increased to 153,236 cases, after 31 confirmed patients were declared cured as of today. "As many as 31 COVID-19 patients who recovered are cases of local transmission," said Head of the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (P2PM) of the North Sumatra Health Office, Dr. Nora Nasution, as reported by Antara, Sunday, August 21. Meanwhile, the number of positive COVID-19 cases has increased by 70 people so that the accumulation has increased to 157,369 cases. The new case of COVID-19 was obtained from the results of the examination of 1,842 specimens carried out per day. "Currently, the total accumulation of COVID-19 cases in North Sumatra is 157,369 positive confirmed cases," he said. one soul, bringing the total to 3,273 people.

Thus, the total number of active cases or patients undergoing treatment and isolation due to COVID-19 currently stands at 860 people. is expected to reduce morbidity and mortality due to COVID-19, as well as to be one of the efforts to control or reduce the curve of COVID-19 cases.