Sad News Comes From Sorong, The Number Of Patients Who Have Died From COVID-19 Has Increased This Week

COVID-19 Sorong City Handling Task Force Spokesman Ruddy Rudolf Lakku while testifying in Sorong, Friday, April 30. (Ernes Broning Kakisina/Antara)

JAKARTA - The Task Force for Handling COVID-19 in Sorong City, West Papua Province, stated that three additional COVID-19 positive patients died this week.

"Data received from the medical team added that three positive COVID-19 patients died, bringing the total number of patients who died in the city of Sorong due to the coronavirus to 55", said the spokesman for the Sorong City COVID-19 Handling Task Force, Ruddy Rudolf Lakku in Sorong, reported by Antara, Friday, April 30.

He said that not only the addition of patients who died, this week also added 27 new positive patients for COVID-19, bringing the total to 3.127 people.

"However, there were an additional 62 people recovered, so that the total number of COVID-19 patients who had recovered was 2.952", he said.

It is said that there are still 36 specimens that are currently undergoing laboratory examinations and are awaiting the results.

Ruddy appealed to all residents of Sorong city not to ignore health protocols to protect themselves and their families from the spread of the Coronavirus.

According to him, if there are people who think that the Coronavirus does not exist in the city of Sorong, that is the thought that comes out. Because the addition of new positive patients for COVID-19 shows that the virus is still there.

"Keep wearing masks, wash your hands diligently, always keep your distance, and avoid crowds to avoid the Coronavirus", he added.