Last Patient Completed Quarantine January 20, It's Been More Than 2 Weeks There's No Case of COVID-19 in West Bangka

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JAKARTA - Data from the Health Service shows that there have been no COVID-19 patients undergoing treatment and/or quarantine in the West Bangka Regency, Bangka Belitung Islands, for more than two weeks.

This good news was conveyed by the Secretary of the West Bangka Regency Health Office, Muhammad Putra Kusuma. He said that the last COVID-19 patient in West Bangka had finished undergoing quarantine on January 20, 2023.

"And so far there have been no additional new patients," said Putra Kusuma, Wednesday, February 8, quoted by Antara.

Even though the transmission of COVID-19 has decreased drastically, he appealed to residents to remain vigilant and carry out government recommendations to implement health protocols to avoid transmission of the coronavirus.

He also encouraged residents who had not undergone the COVID-19 vaccination until the booster dose to immediately visit the vaccination service facility.

"Vaccination is important to form immunity, which will be useful when infected, so as not to cause severe symptoms," he said.

According to government data, the target for COVID-19 vaccination in West Bangka Regency was 179.570 people, and the first and second doses of vaccination covered 87.92 percent and 72.07 percent of the target, respectively.

Meanwhile, the third dose of vaccination (first booster) was recorded to have only been carried out in 43,979 people or 24.49 percent of the target.

The fourth or second booster dose of vaccination was just carried out on 861 people consisting of 847 people in the target group for human resources in the health sector, nine elderly people, one public service worker, and four vulnerable residents.