Daily Sloping Cases, The Kudus Value Health Office Has Passed The Peak Of The Third Wave Of COVID-19

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KUDUS - The Health Office of Kudus Regency, Central Java, assessed that the area had passed the peak of the third wave of COVID-19 following the decline in the daily number of COVID-19 cases in recent days and the increasing recovery of patients.

"If you look at the graph of the corona cases, they have already passed the peak of the third wave of COVID-19. Most of the regencies/cities in Central Java are also in the low risk zone, while only a few regencies/cities are in the moderate zone," said the Daily Executor of the Head of the Service. Kudus District Health Office (Dinkes) Andini Aridewi in Kudus, reported by Antara, Monday, March 21.

He revealed that in addition to the declining number of case findings, the number of deaths due to COVID-19 had also begun to decline, so that all indicators of the level of implementation of PPKM were adequate.

In addition to the decline in the positive rate for COVID-19, followed by testing and contact tracing, as well as the Bed Occupancy Rate (BOR) for inpatients at the referral raft for COVID-19 patients, vaccination achievement is also an indicator of improvement in the PPKM level.

For this reason, he said, his party will continue to strive for the achievement of two-dose vaccination for the elderly (elderly) group to meet the target.

The Kudus Health Office together with a number of parties have tried to mobilize the elderly to carry out a second dose of vaccination. However, it is constrained by its comorbidities.

"However, we will continue to strive by carrying out escorts so that their achievements continue to increase so that Kudus Regency can reach PPKM level one," he said.

Based on data from the Kudus Health Office, there were 73 active cases of COVID-19 as of March 21, 2022, a decrease from the previous 81 cases. Meanwhile, the number of cases that died was zero and the number of recovered cases increased because there were an additional 15 recovered cases.

The daily executor of the Kudus COVID-19 Handling Acceleration Task Force, Agus Budi Satriyo, reminded the Kudus community to remain disciplined in implementing health protocols, starting from washing hands with soap, wearing masks, maintaining distance and avoiding crowds.

Regarding the second level PPKM, he said, the Regent of Kudus Hartopo has also issued Regent Instruction No. 11/2022 concerning PPKM Level 2 Kudus, which contains a number of orders to maintain the health process.

"Businesses and offices are also given leeway, but there are limitations regarding visitor capacity and operating hours," he said.