Cases Of COVID-19 In 6 Provinces Increase Significantly: North Sumatra, East Kalimantan, South Sulawesi, West Sumatra, Riau And South Kalimantan

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JAKARTA - Head of the Data and Information Technology Division of the COVID-19 Handling Task Force, Dr. Dewi Nur Aisyah, said that six provinces in Indonesia experienced a significant increase in active cases.

The six provinces are North Sumatra, East Kalimantan, South Sulawesi, West Sumatra, Riau and South Kalimantan.

"I chose six provinces with an increase in active cases of more than 10,000 within a month because from July 4 to August 8", he said, quoted by Antara, Thursday, August 12.

He said North Sumatra was in the first position with an increase in cases of 21,000 cases, bringing the current total active cases in North Sumatra to 24,000 cases. Previously, on July 4, 2021, there were 2,894 cases.

The second position is occupied by East Kalimantan with an increase of 15,000 cases within one month. Then, South Sulawesi occupies the third position by experiencing a spike in active cases of 10,851 active cases.

Furthermore, West Sumatra contributed 10,707 active cases, followed by Riau with 10,523 active cases.

The sixth position is occupied by South Kalimantan, which experienced an increase of 10,087 active cases in the region.

Although in recent days the six provinces have experienced a slight decline, he said, local governments are advised to remain cautious considering the number of active cases also continues to rise significantly.

“If we look at August 8, only East Kalimantan experienced a decline in the last week. This has to be done with caution, especially by local governments in the six provinces, because the increase in active cases has been very significant in the past month. More than 10,000, some even more than 20,000", said Dewi Nur Aisyah.