Deputy Mayor Of Medan Aulia Rachman: COVID-19 Cases Continue To Drop

MEDAN - The Medan City Government said confirmed cases of COVID-19 in this area continued to decline along with accelerating vaccination, strengthening 3T, and implementing health protocols in the community.

"Alhamdulillah, thanks to incessant vaccinations, the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Medan City continues to decline," said Deputy Mayor of Medan, Aulia Rachman, quoted by Antara, Thursday, March 31.

The vaccination carried out by the Medan City Government, he continued, until Friday (25/3), for the first dose reached around 96.79 percent of the target of 1.9 million residents of Medan City who were targeted.

Meanwhile, the community vaccination coverage in Medan City for the second dose has reached around 85.63 percent, and for the third dose of vaccine is around 14.59 percent.

"We also continue to strengthen 3T, namely testing (testing), tracing (tracking), and treatment (treatment) for patients who are confirmed to be COVID-19," explained Aulia.

The report from the Medan City COVID-19 Task Force, Wednesday (30/3), recorded that the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases was 72,704 cases or an increase of 20 new cases compared to Tuesday (29/3).

Of the total 72,704 cases, 71,368 cases were declared cured, 323 patients were still being treated and 1,013 people died.

"In addition to continuing to intensively vaccinate to accelerate the realization of herd immunity, health protocols such as the use of masks are very important so that COVID-19 cases in Medan City remain low," said Aulia Rachman.