COVID-19 Death Rate Rises In Bogor, Heavy Equipment Digging For Cemetery

TPU in Bogor City (ANTARA PHOTO)

BOGOR - The death rate for COVID-19 patients has increased in the city of Bogor, West Java. Excavation of graves was also carried out with heavy equipment at Situ Gede and Kayumanis Public Cemetery.

"The high demand for burials for the bodies of COVID-19 patients means that the need for digging grave holes must be fast and large, so it can no longer be done manually. Currently, heavy equipment is being used to speed up excavation," Deputy Mayor of Bogor, Dedie A Rachim, was quoted as saying by Antara, Friday, July 16.

According to Dedie, COVID-19 patients have died including those who died at home while undergoing self-isolation.

Based on COVID-19 data from the Bogor City Health Office, Friday, July 16, nine people died. With this addition, a total of 315 COVID-19 patients who died in Bogor City.

Meanwhile, based on data from the Bogor City COVID-19 Funeral and Retrieval Team, it was stated that the team had performed the burial and burial of the bodies of 65 COVID-19 patients, since last July 4.

Dedie A Rachim while accompanying Member of House of Representatives Commission VII, Eddy Soeparno, said that the number of COVID-19 patients who died had increased, while the manpower for digging graves was limited, resulting in fatigue.

Meanwhile, Eddy Soeparno, gave incentives to grave diggers at the cemetery location, to increase motivation to work.

While accompanying Eddy Soeparno, Dedie A Rachim also stated that the Bogor City Government might ask for heavy equipment assistance through the House of Representatives to be placed in other cemeteries for COVID-19 bodies.