There Are 67 Active Cases Of COVID-19 In Batam

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BATAM - The COVID-19 Task Force noted that 67 people still tested positive for active COVID-19 in Batam City, Riau Islands.

"A total of 67 people are still being treated", said the Batam City COVID-19 Task Force, which was distributed by the Head of the Kominfo Agency, Azril Apriansyah, quoted by Antara, Wednesday, September 22.

Of the 67 people who are still active with COVID-19, 27 of them are in self-isolation. Nine people are isolated in Hajj dormitories, and 31 others are being treated at eight referral hospitals.

As of today, an additional nine people have been confirmed positive for COVID-19, and an additional nine have recovered. No one was recorded as dead.

Cumulatively, as many as 25,751 people were positive for COVID-19, as many as 24,849 people of whom were declared cured, 835 people died, and leaving 67 people were in treatment.

"The cure rate is 96.49 percent, the death rate is 3.24 percent, and active cases are 0.26 percent", the task force said.

Meanwhile, the spread of the Corona Virus is relatively controllable, especially in coastal areas. Of the three hinterland sub-districts, Behindpadang, Bulang, and Galang, all three are green zones. While on the main island, there is no longer a red zone.

There are three pink zone sub-districts, namely Sekupang, Batuaji and Batam Kota, five yellow zone sub-districts namely Lubukbaja, Bengkong, Nongsam Sei Beduk and Sagulung, and one other green zone, namely Batuampar.

Still, in the report of the Task Force, it was stated that out of 835 cases of death in Batam, 431 of them were without comorbidities, and 404 others with comorbidities.

It was noted that the highest comorbid diseases in COVID-19 death cases were diabetes mellitus as many as 214 cases, hypertension as many as 180 cases, and pneumonia as many as 104 cases.