Good News, There Are Only 56 COVID-19 Cases In Riau Islands

COVID-19 Vaccination (Photo: ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Riau Islands Province COVID-19 Task Force noted that there were only 56 active cases of COVID-19 in the region, and most of them were still recovering.

The daily chairman of the Riau Islands COVID-19 Handling Task Force, Eko Sumbaryadi, in Tanjungpinang, Saturday, said active cases in the region were spread across six regencies and cities, namely Batam, five people, Tanjungpinang 24, Bintan 11, Karimun 11, Lingga one, and Natuna four people.

Meanwhile, the Anambas Islands Regency has zero active cases of COVID-19. "The most active COVID-19 cases are in Tanjungpinang," he said.

The acting Regional Secretary for the Riau Islands is optimistic that the region will have no active cases of COVID-19 before Eid. This is because the average number of confirmed COVID-19 residents does not exceed five people per day.

"There are far more patients who have recovered than those who have contracted COVID-19," he said, quoted from ANTARA, Saturday, April 23.

He said the number of active cases fell drastically due to the increasing level of immunity in the community. Based on data from the Ministry of Health, the immunity of the Riau Islands community reaches 90 percent.

In addition, in general, residents are also consistent in implementing health protocols, especially during activities. Although there are still residents who do not use masks and keep their distance when interacting.

"We ask residents to comply with health protocols so that Riau Islands will immediately have no COVID-19, and be designated a green zone," he said.

The RI COVID-19 Handling Task Force has designated all districts and cities in Riau Islands as a yellow zone or low risk of transmission.

"Hopefully all regencies and cities will have zero active cases, and will survive for a month in these conditions so that they can be designated as green zones," he said.