Deputy Minister Of Health: National COVID-19 Trend Has Declined

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JAKARTA - The Ministry of Health stated that in the current situation of COVID-19 nationally, the trend of cases has decreased.

This was conveyed by Deputy Minister of Health, Dante Saksono, during a press conference monitored via the Presidential Secretariat's YouTube, Monday, March 7.

"The reproductive rate of the virus has decreased in every major island in Indonesia. However, there are 5 provinces where the trend is still slightly increasing, namely Aceh, NTT, Central Sulawesi, Gorontalo, and North Kalimantan", said Dante.

Dante also said that the number of national treatments in hospitals continues to decline. He said 60 percent of those being treated were asymptomatic or had mild symptoms.

"So most of the cases being treated are cases that do not require clinical medical treatment", he said.

Then, continued Dante, 50 percent of deaths in hospitals were due to COVID-19 patients who had previous severe comorbidities. Half of those who died were mainly elderly and had not received complete vaccinations.

"So not all of the patients died from COVID-19, but there were also those who died from COVID-19", he explained.

Dante explained the results of the death audit at the hospital showed the cases of death were elderly people with comorbid diabetes, hypertension, and kidney failure.

In terms of vaccination, more than 54 percent of the Indonesian population has received a complete vaccination. The booster vaccination policy has been revised by the Ministry of Health. Where initially, the booster vaccine was given 6 months after the second vaccination, now it has been revised three months after the second vaccination.

"It is hoped that herd immunity can occur in the community. Public communication will also continue to be carried out so that people do not choose to choose the vaccine and the best vaccine is the vaccine that we get the fastest", said Dante.