DKI Deputy Governor: Jakarta's Bed Occupancy Drops To 37 Percent

Two health workers walk in one of the treatment rooms of the Pertamina Modular Hospital in Jakarta, Friday (6/8/2021). BETWEEN PHOTO/Setpres Press Bureau/Muchlis Jr/Handout/rwa.

JAKARTA - Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta Ahmad Riza Patria said the bed occupancy rate (BOR) at 140 referral hospitals for COVID-19 patients has now fallen to 37 percent of the available capacity.

"BOR has decreased, it's 37 percent. Of the existing 6,782, 2,478 have been used," said Riza, quoted by Antara, Thursday, March 3.

Meanwhile, the occupancy rate of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), currently 46 percent of the available 953 units.

"ICU 953 is installed, 434 is used. So 46 percent," said Riza.

Meanwhile, Riza claimed positive confirmation cases of the new Omicron variant of COVID-19 in Jakarta also continued to decline.

"It has decreased, yes, there are currently 4,823 Omicron cases," he said.

Deputy Governor Riza said there had not been an increase in COVID-19 cases after the long holiday. However, he hopes that there will be no increase.

"We have not seen (an increase in cases). In the next few days it will only be seen, in the next week but hopefully there will be no increase," he said.