Sad News From Babylon, An Additional 9 COVID-19 Patients Die, Totaling 354 People

Bangka Belitung Islands Province COVID-19 Handling Task Force officers bury COVID-19 patients who died. (Aprionis/Between)

JAKARTA - The COVID-19 Handling Task Force for the Bangka Belitung Islands Province stated that nine COVID-19 patients died, bringing the total deaths from the new corona virus in the local area to 354 people. 1.57 out of a cumulative 22,613 cases," said Spokesperson for the COVID-19 Task Force for the Province of the Babylon Islands, Andi Budi Prayitno in Pangkalpinang, as reported by Antara, Thursday, July 8. today it was informed that nine people died from COVID-19 spread in Pangkalpinang City, one person, Bangka (3), Central Bangka (1), West Bangka (2), Belitung Regency (2). COVID-19 died or experienced an increase compared to the previous week," he said.

He said that currently there was a spike in cases of transmission and death due to COVID-19 due to increased mobility, activities that resulted in crowds of people in crowded places and public facilities, neglecting and ignoring or ignoring the implementation of health protocols. still happening in Pangkalpinang City, Bangka, West Bangka, Belitung, Central Bangka, South Bangka, and East Belitung Regency," he said. He said the management and burial of the bodies of COVID-19 patients were the responsibility of health service facilities and task forces by implementing health protocols. "We expect the public and ask for understanding from the families of patients who died due to COVID-19 to follow the procedures, while being sincere to the families who died due to COVID-19 for the sake of safety and the common good," he said.