Hospital BOR In Tangerang Dropped Drastically Just 68 Percent, It Was 90 Percent Before PPKM

Tangerang Mayor Arief R Wismansyah distributes masks to residents (Photo: ANTARA/HO-Tangerang City Government)

JAKARTA - The hospital bed occupancy rate (BOR) in Tangerang City, Banten, has dropped to 68 percent. The previous day, BOR had touched 73 percent.

Tangerang Mayor Arief R Wismansyah said the condition of Tangerang City gradually improved during the implementation of Community Activity Restrictions (PPKM) as evidenced by a decrease in hospital BOR.

"Initially, cases reached more than 90 percent, then during PPKM it fell to 80 percent, now it is 68 percent. This is because of the high recovery rate of 518 people", he said in Tangerang, quoted by Antara, Thursday, July 29.

However, the Mayor still reminded the public to remain disciplined and apply health protocols during activities and comply with PPKM rules.

He explained that currently, Tangerang City is still implementing Level 4 PPKM so that residents must comply with existing rules and do not violate the provisions because they will be subject to administrative and material sanctions.

"Continue to apply prokes and discipline. We must together reduce the transmission of COVID-19 by caring for each other. Don't let it increase again", he said.

The Head of the Tangerang City Health Office, Dr. Liza Puspadewi, revealed that the recovery rate for people who carried out self-isolation at home reached 98 percent.

Based on the SiLacak and Sirona applications, the recovery rate for people with People Without Symptoms (OTG) or self-isolating at home reaches 98 percent, according to the Ministry of Health's technical guidelines, which have been in self-isolation for more than 10 days. Meanwhile, only one to two percent of those who move from OTG or mild to severe and critical conditions.

He said many OTG patients in Tangerang City chose to self-isolate in their respective homes. This is because they have received supervision and medicines from the Public Health Center (Puskesmas) monitored in the Silacak application and received social assistance in the form of basic necessities to daily cooked food from the Tangerang City Government.

According to the Ministry of Health, 90 percent of patients in hospitals have not been vaccinated. The number of patients who are self-isolating in Tangerang City is due to their mild condition or OTG. Because indeed, quite a lot of people in Tangerang City have been vaccinated.

"I emphasize, the vaccine does not promise not to be exposed to COVID-19 but promises a milder effect of COVID-19. This is also evident in the current condition of COVID-19 patients in Tangerang City", he said.