If These 16 Patients Recover, The Number Of COVID-19 In Central Bangka Means It Will Be Zero

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JAKARTA - Currently, there are 16 active COVID-19 patients in Central Bangka Regency, Bangka Belitung Islands Province. Hopefully, it will get better soon so that the number of COVID-19 cases will be zero.

"Previously there were 20 active cases, today four patients have recovered and only 16 positive cases of COVID-19 remain," said the Head of the Central Bangka Health Office, Dr Anas Maarif, Tuesday, April 19, quoted from Antara.

The total number of residents who were confirmed positive for the COVID-19 virus from 2019 to April 17, 2022, was 8.131. Of the 8.131, 7.914 have recovered, 201 people have died and 16 patients are still being treated (active cases).

The government is now focusing on handling cases of the new coronavirus by continuing to vaccinate, socialize health protocols and prepare all adequate medical equipment.

The Health Office appealed to residents not to be complacent and to continue to be careful with the spread of the COVID-19 virus, especially the Omicron variant.

Based on the data on the distribution of cases, he said, four sub-districts were declared vulnerable, namely Pangkalanbaru, Namang, Koba, and Simpangkatis sub-districts, with a higher case finding rate.

The tabulated data also records that the age of vulnerable citizens to be exposed to the new coronavirus is 55 to 69 years.

Anas also explained that until now the vaccination program has reached 82.77 percent, there are 126.220 people who have been vaccinated.

"Meanwhile, there have been 14.944 people who have taken booster vaccines or have only reached 9.75 percent," he explained.