News Of Grief Coming From Aceh: Accumulatively, Patients Died From COVID-19 Reached 543 People

Illustration - Security officer of Zainal Abidin General Hospital (RSUZA) (Photo: Irwansyah Putra/Antara)

JAKARTA - Aceh's COVID-19 Handling Task Force (Task Force) recorded, to date, accumulatively COVID-19 cases in Tanah Rencong have reached 13,396 people, among them survivors who have recovered as many as 10,931 people, patients who are still being treated 1,922 people and patients who died have reached 543 people.

Reported by Antara, Monday, May 24, Aceh COVID-19 Spokesman Saifullah Abdulgani said, today there are an additional 257 citizens of Indonesia's westernmost province were declared cured of the new coronavirus infection, this Monday, so that the total recovered has reached 10,931 people." A total of 257 people with COVID-19 in Aceh were declared cured in the last 24 hours, the most of banda Aceh residents reached 174 people," he said in Banda Aceh.Saifullah said in addition to banda aceh residents, patients recovered were also found in Gayo Lues 21 people, North Aceh 12 people, Aceh Besar eight people, Aceh Jaya six people and residents Bener Meriah five people.

Furthermore, the people of Central Aceh four people, Aceh Tamiang and Langsa three people, Pidie, Nagan Raya and Lhokseumawe also two people each, South Aceh and East Aceh one person and 13 other people outside the aceh area.In addition, he said, as of today there are also additional new cases of COVID-19 as many as 167 people. Among them are the most people of Banda Aceh 55 people, Aceh Besar 30 people, Bireuen and Pidie each 21 people and dozens of others scattered in several districts / cities in Tanah Rencong." While the seven COVID-19 patients who died in the last 24 hours include three Pidie residents, two Banda Aceh fi people, and Nagan Raya and Aceh Besar each one person," saifullah.Saifullah explained that although the patients recovered more and more, but the community was also asked to remain disciplined in implementing health protocols, considering the transmission of new positive cases of COVID-19 still continues to occur in the community. When doing outdoor activities, people should always wear masks, keep their distance, wash their hands, avoid crowds and reduce mobility to prevent the transmission of COVID-19." The addition of these daily cases should be an alarm to increase vigilance throughout Aceh," he said