Mr. Bobby Nasution, Medan City Is Back In The COVID-19 Red Zone

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MEDAN - The North Sumatra COVID-19 Handling Task Force (Satgas) stated that Medan City was again included in the red zone category or an area with a high risk of COVID-19 transmission, which was previously in the orange zone or moderate risk.

Based on data from the official website of the COVID-19 Task Force (Satgas) on the covid19.go.id page in Medan, Tuesday, it was stated that the condition of the zone was recorded on June 8, 2021.

Meanwhile, Dairi Regency, which was previously in the red zone category, has now dropped to the orange zone.

Meanwhile, other areas that fall into the orange zone category are Tanjungbalai, Tebingtinggi, Pakpak Bharat, Samosir, Deli Serdang, Tobasa, Sibolga, Serdang Bedagai, Coal, Gunung Sitoli, South Tapanuli, Karo, Simalungun, Binjai, Padangsidimpuan, Labuhan Batu Utara, Tapanuli. North, and Langkat.

For areas that fall into the yellow zone or low risk category, there are 10 districts/cities, namely Central Tapanuli, Nias, North Padang Lawas, South Labuhan Batu, Padang Lawas, Labuhanbatu, Mandailing Natal, Humbang Hasundutan, Asahan, and Pematangsiantar.

Meanwhile, the green zone still persists in three areas in the Nias Islands, namely West Nias, North Nias and South Nias.

Based on data from the North Sumatra COVID-19 Handling Task Force as of June 8, 2021, the number of confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in the city of Medan reached 16,723 people. Of these, 526 people died and 15,275 people were declared cured.