Cianjur Enters The Red Zone Of COVID-19, Regent Herman Suherman Argues: This Is A Delay In Updating Data

Regent of Cianjur, West Java, Herman Suherman (Photo: ANTARA)

CIANJUR - The Regent of Cianjur, West Java, Herman Suherman, argued that the delay in updating data to the provinces and the central government had put Cianjur in the red zone. In fact, the results of the evaluation after the Emergency PPKM showed that the transmission rate continued to decline, even though it had reached 1,500 people.

"This is only a delay in entering the latest data and information to the central and provincial task forces, so that Cianjur is included in the 21 regencies/cities in West Java with red zone status," said Regent Herman Suherman in Cianjur as quoted by Antara, Friday, July 23.

Regent Herman continued, in the past week, COVID-19 had decreased significantly, reaching only 400 people. The same applies to the healing rate that reaches thousands of people.

The regent acknowledged the delay in inputting data for recovered patients because the employee on duty contracted COVID-19. In fact, during the past month, Cianjur has been ranked second in West Java in the rapid handling of COVID-19, where the cure rate has reached 90 percent of a total of 10,129 positive patients.

"We have asked the Cianjur Health Office to immediately update the data on regional, provincial and central websites, so that the red zone status can be removed because currently, Cianjur conditions have started to have low transmission and the recovery rate continues to increase. sent," he said.

Although the PPKM was extended, Cianjur received a 3 to 2 relaxation so that the PPKM level which was implemented until July 25 was relaxed. The non-essential shop, which was closed during the emergency PPKM, has re-opened, but has implemented strict procedures.

"This is also a barometer of why I say Cianjur is in the orange to yellow zone. Because we can reduce the transmission rate and provide fast service to positive patients who are undergoing independent and centralized isolation. So it's not from orange to red, because the latest data has not been entered on the provincial website and the center," he said.

Although the transmission rate is starting to decline, his party hopes that residents will continue to strictly follow the health procedures and avoid crowds, so that Cianjur can return to the green zone or zero COVID-19 cases.