JAKARTA - A total of 1,503 patients who were confirmed positive for the corona virus (COVID-19) are still being treated at the Kemayoran Athlete's Wisma Emergency Hospital.
"There was no reduction in the number compared to the previous day," said the head of Information for the Joint Defense Area I Command, Marine Colonel Aris Mudian, quoted by Antara, Tuesday, August 17.
For the recapitulation of patients from 23 March 2020 to 17 August 2021, a total of 125,345 patients were registered. Where 123,842 patients have been discharged with details 122,261 declared cured, 991 referred to other hospitals and 590 people died.
Meanwhile, at the Pademangan Athlete's Wisma Emergency Hospital, 5,352 people were hospitalized as of Tuesday. That number decreased by 301 people compared to Monday (16/8) as many as 5,653 people. The patients were treated in towers 8, 9 and 10.
For the RSDC Rusun Nagrak, 31 inpatients have been inpatient until Tuesday. That number decreased by 6 people compared to Monday, August 16, which was 37 people. The patients were treated in towers 1, 2 and 3.
For RSDC Rusun Pasar Rumput, 131 inpatients as of Tuesday. This figure is reduced by 4 people compared to Monday, August 9 as many as 135 people.
Meanwhile, the Coordinator of the Wisma Athlete Hospital, Major General Task Force Ratmono, said the number of COVID-19 patients as of Tuesday, August 17 was 1,503 patients with an occupancy rate of 19.04 percent. This number is far lower than the peak of COVID-19 on June 30, 2021, which was 7,157 patients.
“This is a gift for all of us on Independence Day. Hopefully it will continue to come down and the pandemic will end," he said.
Ratmono explained that the decline in the number of patients was the result of hard work with all components of the government, the COVID-19 Task Force, TNI-Polri and all levels of society.
"Increased compliance with the discipline of health protocols is an important factor, to work together to break the chain of transmission of COVID-19," explained Ratmono.
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