Sad News From Belitung, Until Today COVID-19 Patients Died Reached 47 People

Head of Task Force to Accelerate Handling of COVID-19 Belitung, Sahani Saleh (ANTARA/kasmono)

JAKARTA - The COVID-19 Task Force of Belitung Regency, Bangka Belitung Island Province, recorded the number of deaths due to the new type of coronavirus or COVID-19 in the area reached 47 people.

"To this day, the number of COVID-19 positive patients has died reaching 47 people," said the Head of Task Force for The Acceleration of Handling COVID-19 Belitung, Sahani Saleh in Tanjung Pandan, as reported by Antara, Thursday, May 20.

According to him, based on the report of COVID-19 death of Marsidi Judono Belitung Hospital, the 47th patient who died was Madam LP (54) a resident of Air Baik Desa Air Pelempang Jaya (APJ) died on Wednesday, May 19, 23.40 western Indonesia time at Emergency Room of Marsidino Judono Hospital, Belitung.

He explained Madam LP (54) came to Marsidi Judono Belitung Hospital on Wednesday, May 19, at 23.40 western Indonesia time with a state of unconsciousness, the pulse is not palpable and no longer breathes and then swab examination with positive results of COVID-19.

"From the family's explanation since an hour before entering the hospital the patient was found unconscious and breathing then three days earlier complained of tightness, sleep while sitting and tightness was getting heavier lying down," he said.

Sahani added that patient is also known to have a history of comorbid or concomitant diseases, namely diabetes, and high blood pressure.

"To ensure the condition of the patient who came has passed away then conducted a heart record examination on the monitor and the result is no rhythm or straight line," he said.

Thus, Sahani continued, the number of deaths due to COVID-19 in the area reached 47 people, as many as 2,119 people recovered and the total cases since March 2020 reached 2,280 people.

"So that the active cases of COVID-19 in Belitung are now left 115 people and it is expected that the number of cases will decrease," he said.