Kudus Is Grieving, Tourism Objects And Tiban Market Closed To Brake The Spike In COVID-19 Cases

Handling COVID-19 in Kudus (Photo: ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Task Force for the Acceleration of Handling COVID-19 in Kudus Regency, Central Java, recorded the addition of 183 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total to 1,413 active cases. The number of active cases in Kudus has forced related parties to work harder to control the spread of COVID-19.

"The current spike in cases is an addition to previous cases whose PCR throat swab test results have not yet come out because they are on the queue list," said the head of the Kudus Regency COVID-19 Handling Acceleration Task Force who is also the Regent of Kudus Hartopo, quoted from ANTARA in Kudus, Saturday, June 5.

His party also noted that the total number of COVID-19 cases in the area since the beginning of the March 2020 pandemic has now reached 8,393 cases, both active and recovered.

He hopes that with the support of many parties, the spike in COVID-19 cases in Kudus can decrease.

The Head of the Disease Prevention and Control Division of the Kudus Nasiban District Health Office added that the number of active cases was 1,413 cases, while those being treated were 396 cases and self-isolation 1,230 cases.

He revealed that the number of cases when compared with the number of cases in early June 2021 which was recorded at 1,232 cases, has now risen to 1,413 cases. Of the 1,232 cases, 294 of them were hospitalized, while 938 were self-isolating.

The death cases are still fluctuating because in early June 2021 there were only six cases, while on June 2, 2021, there were only five cases, then June 4, 2021, it rose to 22 cases, and today (5/6) it fell to 17 cases.

Recovered cases also fluctuated because on June 2, 2021, there were 74 cases, then June 4, 2021, it rose to 111 cases, while today (5/6) it fell to 18 cases.

The spike in cases forced the government to close all tourist attractions and markets to prevent crowds and break the chain of transmission. In addition, making a circular urging the public to stay at home for two days, namely Saturday (5/6) and Sunday (6/6).

Culinary businesses in Kudus were also asked to support efforts to suppress the spread of the virus by only serving purchases to take home, or not eating in places to avoid crowds.