The Ministry Of Health Ensures That Patients Die At RSCM Not Because Of Monkeypox

Screenshot Of Director General Of P2P Of The Ministry Of Health Maxi Rein Rondonuwu

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) confirmed that one patient died at the Cipto Mangunkusumo National General Hospital (RSCM) Jakarta, not due to monkeypox or Mpox.

"There was a report that one case at the RSCM died, but not because of Mpox," said Director General of Disease Prevention and Control of the Ministry of Health, Max Rein Rondonuwu, as reported by ANTARA, Thursday, November 23.

He said the patient was confirmed a history of HIV positive disease.

He explained that the patient died of Ileus Obstruction or positive intestinal blockage and HIV with a very low viral loud and has never received an anti-corruption drug (ARV).

"If the symptoms of the Mpox are only lesions on the skin," he said.

The latest data from the Ministry of Health related to the Mpox case in Indonesia as of November 22, 2023, totaling 57 cases spread across DKI Jakarta 42 cases, Banten six cases, West Java six cases, Riau Islands one case, and East Java two cases.

Of the total cases, 33 of them recovered, eight suspects, and 191 others were highlighted or not linked to Mpox based on sample tests in the laboratory.

Indonesia reported the first Mpox case on August 20, 2022, as many as one case. Since October 13, 2023, Indonesia has reported another Mpox case.