Bukber Cluster In Sumber Banjarsari Solo Grows To 51 People

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SOLO - The cluster of COVID-19 related spread opened together with dozens of residents in Sumber Village, Banjarsari Subdistrict, Solo City, Central Java again increased.

"There are an additional nine people," said the Chief Executive of the Daily Task Force on Handling COVID-19 Surakarta Ahyani in Solo quoted Antara, Monday, May 24.

With these additions, cumulatively the number of cases from the open-to-date cluster to date has been 51 people.

He said for the addition of nine people, seven of them are citizens of RT06, one rt05, and one citizen of RT03/RW07.

With the addition of the number of cases, it decided to extend the quarantine time of the region. Initially the quarantine of the area at the site will end on June 1, 2021, but is currently extended until the completion of the existing case.

Regarding the latest cases, he said, currently the majority are the tail of the main cases.

Ahyani said currently patients from the main case or who were exposed for the first time have recovered.

"If not traced later even spread everywhere is not known. We make sure their logistics during quarantine remain fulfilled," ahyani said.

Related to this, The Head of Surakarta City Health Office (DKK) dr. Siti Wahyuningsih said that until now the availability of beds for the treatment of COVID-19 patients who must be hospitalized is still in a safe condition. Based on the data, out of the total availability of 659 beds so far only used 290 beds.

"The point is safe but the public should not be neglected, health protocols must be strict," siti said.

Alluded to the new variant of COVID-19 from India B.1.617, he said, so far has not been found in The City of Solo.

"The point is whatever the variant, the prokes must be strict, we should not be caught off guard. This new variant of transmission is faster, it needs vigilance from all of us that the threat is still in front of us," said Siti.