35 Of 51 Kelurahan In Kupang Now Without COVID-19 Cases

KUPANG - The Task Force for the Acceleration of Handling COVID-19 reported that one of six sub-districts in Kupang City, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), had no additional cases of the corona virus as of today.

"The sub-district that is free from COVID-19 cases is Kota Lama District," said Kupang City COVID-19 Handling Acceleration Task Force Spokesman Ernest Ludji in Kupang, quoted from Antara, Monday 18 April.

He said that there were still cases of COVID-19 in five other sub-districts in the capital city of East Nusa Tenggara Province.

Furthermore, Ernest explained, there were four cases in Alak District, two cases in Kelapa Lima District, four cases in Oebobo District, eight cases in Kota Raja District, and seven cases in Maulafa District.

Ernest went into more detail, from the data collected as of today, there are 35 out of 51 urban villages in Kupang City that are without COVID-19 cases.

According to him, there are eight kelurahan areas with one COVID-19 case each, seven kelurahan each with two COVID-19 cases, and one kelurahan with COVID-19 cases.

Ernest said that the Kupang City Government was trying to prevent the spread of COVID-19 by tightening supervision over the implementation of health protocols, especially in areas with active COVID-19 cases.

He stated that the number of COVID-19 cases in Kupang City decreased after the Implementation of Level 1 Community Activity Restrictions (PPKM) on April 14, 2022.

"In areas that still have COVID-19 cases, the government continues to implement restrictions on community activities to prevent transmission of COVID-19 cases," he said.