Ogan Komering Ulu South Sumatra Brings Sad News, The Number Of Victims Who Died Due To COVID-19 Has Increased, The Total Is 102 People

Funeral for COVID-19 Patients/ Antara

BATURAJA - The number of COVID-19 patients, residents of Ogan Komering Ulu Regency, South Sumatra, who died continues to increase. So far, 102 people have died from the coronavirus.

Secretary of the Ogan Komering Ulu (OKU) COVID-19 Task Force, Amzar Kristopa, so far the number of people who have died has exceeded 102 after undergoing treatment at a local hospital.

"COVID-19 deaths occur almost every day in OKU Regency", he said in Baturaja, as reported by Antara, Monday, September 13.

During the last two weeks alone, his party recorded an addition of 12 deaths, from 90 people in the period 30 August 2021, now to 102 cases.

He explained that the average patient who died was above 50 years of age and had comorbidities so that it was difficult to cure even though they had been handled optimally.

"On average, patients have comorbidities such as heart disease, diabetes mellitus, cancer, hypertension, asthma, stroke, pulmonary TB, and kidney failure", he explained.

Therefore, he said, to reduce the death rate, Amzar appealed to the public to be more vigilant when doing activities, especially the elderly to maintain contact with productive age groups whose mobilization is higher.

"Because the elderly are very vulnerable to contracting the coronavirus, they must be vigilant", he said. The community is also asked to prioritize the 5M health protocol, namely wearing masks, washing hands, maintaining distance, avoiding crowds, and reducing mobility so that the spread of COVID-19 can be controlled.

Based on data as of September 13, 2021, the total number of positive cases of COVID-19 in OKU Regency reached 803 people, 666 recovered, 102 died and 35 residents were still undergoing treatment at a local hospital due to exposure to the coronavirus.

"For the current status of OKU Regency, it is in the yellow zone for the spread of COVID-19", he said.