Sad News From Bengkulu, In A Day Two People Died From COVID-19, A Total Of 204 Cases

Head of the Bengkulu Provincial Health Office Herwan Antoni when interviewed regarding the development of the COVID-19 case in Bengkulu. (Carminanda/Antara)

JAKARTA - Head of the Bengkulu Province Health Office (Dinkes) Herwan Antoni said the death rate from COVID-19 in Bengkulu was increasing, in the past week an average of two people died every day due to exposure to COVID-19. two people die per day. Previously, there were two deaths in one week," said Herwan, in Bengkulu, as reported by Antara, Sunday, June 27. Herwan added, the highest death rate was recorded at the M Yunus Bengkulu Regional General Hospital, considering that this hospital is devoted to treating positive confirmed patients with moderate to severe symptoms. As many as 90 percent of the COVID-19 positive patients who died were from the elderly and had a history of chronic co-morbidities, such as heart disease, diabetes, and hypertension." The average age of COVID-19 positive patients who died was above 50 years," said Herwan. There are currently 204 cases in the world due to COVID-19 in Bengkulu or around 2.10 percent of the total positive confirmed cases. The death rate due to COVID-19 in Bengkulu is indeed below the national death rate of 2.7 percent. Even so, the trend of the death rate in Bengkulu continues to show an increase. "Today there are two additional deaths. One is a case found in Bengkulu City and the other in Bengkulu Tengah Regency," said Herwan as well.

This increase in the number of deaths is also accompanied by an increase in the number of positive confirmed cases. As of today, a total of 9,730 people in Bengkulu have been exposed to COVID-19. Of these, 8,360 people were declared cured, 204 people died, so there are 1,166 active cases remaining. Today, Saturday (26/6), the Bengkulu COVID-19 Handling Acceleration Task Force (Satgas) recorded an addition of 109 positive cases. Herwan The Bengkulu Provincial Government will evaluate a number of policies for social activities such as holding weddings to break the chain of transmission of COVID-19. Then, the Bengkulu Provincial Government also asks the district and city governments to tighten the implementation of Micro-Scale Community Activity Restrictions (PPKM) and increase the number of vaccination coverages. .