Ministry Of Health: 108 Election Officers Died As Of February 22

Residents exercise their voting rights at the ballot booth during the re-voting (PSU) at TPS 03 Bukittinggi, West Sumatra, Saturday (24/2/2024). (ANTARA PHOTO/Iggoy el Fitra/nz)

A total of 108 election officers who were members of several groups, such as the Vote Organizing Group (KPPS), Community Protection (Linmas), and witnesses, died as of February 22.

The death rate has been calculated since February 10, including 58 members of the KPPS, 20 members of Linmas, 12 officers, nine witnesses, six members of the Election Supervisory Body, and three members of the Voting Committee.

The highest causes of death were heart disease (30), followed by accidents (9), hypertension (9), and septic shock (8).

Then acute respiratory distress (6), serebrovascular disease (6), diabetes mellitus (4), sudden heart death (2), multiorgan failure (2). The other is asthma, shortness of breath, dehydration, pulmonary TB, chronic kidney disease, one incident each.

The cause of death of 27 people is still being confirmed.

According to the age range, four people who died were over 60 years old, 34 were 51-60 years old, 30 were 41-50 years old, 19 were 31-40 years old, 17 were 21-30 years old, and four were 17-20 years old.

Meanwhile, according to the distribution, the areas with the highest deaths were West Java (27), then East Java (24), and Central Java (16), and DKI Jakarta (9).

Then South Sulawesi (7), Banten (6), and West Kalimantan (3). In North Sumatra, Riau, South Sumatra, Lampung, and North Sulawesi, in each of these provinces there were two who died.

Meanwhile in Aceh, West Sumatra, DI Yogyakarta, Central Kalimantan, and East Kalimantan, and Maluku, one each province died.

The Ministry of Health also stated that 14,364 election officers were being treated, with the most groups, namely KPPS as many as 7,221 people, 1,779 officers, and PPS as many as 1,709 people.

Then witnesses 1,331, members of Linmas 1,122 people, members of Bawaslu 693 people, and the District Election Committee (PPK) 509 people.

The most patients from the 21-30 year age group were 4,024 people, 41-50 years, namely 3,608 people, 31-40 years as many as 3,351 people, 51-60 years as many as 2,098 people, 17-20 years as many as 858 people, and over 60 years as many as 425 people.

The patients were treated for various diseases, including a disease in the stomach, stomach, and intestines of 12 fingers; hypertension; acute upper respiratory tract infection; soft tissue disorder; pneumonia, intestinal infection, and internal ear disease.

Head of the Communication and Public Service Bureau of the Ministry of Health, Siti Nadia Tarmizi, said that on Thursday (15/2), about 15 percent of KPPS (Prone Organizer Group) officers were over 55 years old.

"There are still around 15 percent of officers over the age of 55 because there are indeed limited officers who wish to become officers. In addition, there are still those who have comorbid diseases, but they are not controlled," said Nadia.

In addition, BPJS Kesehatan President Director Ali Ghufron Mukti on Monday (19/2), said that 63 percent of the 398,155 KPPS members who have health risks, or around 250 thousand people, have hypertension.

As for the group of people with this risk, as many as 26 percent havecut heart problems, 8 percent have chronic kidney failure, and 3 percent have diabetes mellitus.