SEMARANG - A total of 14 regions in Central Java Province recorded zero cases of death due to COVID-19. This indicates that the spread and handling of the pandemic in the local province is under control.
"Until week 40, i.e. October 4-10, 2021, there have been no deaths," said Head of the Central Java Provincial Health Office, Yulianto Prabowo, in Semarang, as reported by Antara, Monday, October 11.
The fourteen areas are Batang Regency, Blora Regency, Boyolali Regency, Grobogan Regency, Jepara Regency, Karanganyar Regency, Kendal Regency, Temanggung Regency, Kudus Regency, Magelang City, Pekalongan City, Salatiga City, Tegal City, and Pekalongan.
Nevertheless, Yulianto stated that there were still some areas that recorded death rates from this disease, but the numbers were not large.
He said that in general cases of death were caused by factors such as comorbidities, advanced age, and had not been vaccinated.
The Central Java Health Office will conduct a detailed study related to the number of deaths due to COVID-19 in Central Java.
"Those who recorded a death case were one person each in Banjarnegara, Brebes, Demak, Pati, Pemalang, Purworejo, Rembang, Semarang Regency, Tegal Regency and Wonosobo," he said. the government and the public do not neglect to implement health protocols considering that it is currently approaching the Christmas and New Year holidays.
Ganjar warned that a third wave of COVID-19 would not appear, one way to do that was by boosting vaccinations.
"I convey to regents, mayors not to be careless in supervising the community. Masks must not be removed during economic activities, worship, schools. We are in a strict prokes condition," he said.
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