COVID-19 Death Rate Increases, Deputy Governor Riza Blames DKI Residents: It Is Useless For A Task Force To Be Formed If Not Honest!

Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta, Ahmad Riza Patria (Photo: Diah Ayu / VOI)

JAKARTA - There has been an increase in the COVID-19 death rate in DKI Jakarta by 0.1 percent over the past two weeks. Previously, the death rate for COVID-19 cases was 1.6 percent, now it is 1.7 percent.

Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta Ahmad Riza Patria said that the increase in the death rate of corona virus cases was due to residents who were not indifferent to carry out COVID-19 checks.

"The increase in the death rate to 1.7 is due to the slow inspection by residents," said Riza at the City Hall of DKI, Central Jakarta, Thursday, March 18.

Riza received a report from the DKI Health Office that many residents were late in responding to symptoms in their bodies. They delay the time to check, so that handling becomes too late.

This, said Riza, was not due to the weak handling of the COVID-19 Task Force at the RT and RW levels. "This is personal, it has nothing to do with the Task Force," he said.

"No matter how many task forces are formed, regulations are improved, the apparatus is increased, the sanctions are heavier, it means nothing if the people are dishonest, disobedient, disobedient, not disciplined," he continued.

Riza said that if DKI residents have any of the symptoms of COVID-19, they are asked not to hesitate to report their health conditions to the nearest health facility.

"Even if you have been vaccinated, report it to the nearest health center, to the nearest doctor. Ask. There must be relatives, family, friends who are telephone doctors at least. Then go immediately, get it checked," said Riza.

It is known, currently there are 365,419 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in total in Jakarta. Of the total number of cases, the total number of people declared to have recovered was 352,827 with a cure rate of 96.6 percent, and a total of 6,100 people died with a mortality rate of 1.7 percent.