Risma Claims That The Trend Of COVID-19 Cases In Surabaya Has Decreased Despite High Figures

The Mayor of Surabaya Tri Rismaharini (Photo: Twitter @Tri_Rismaharini)

JAKARTA - The Mayor of Surabaya, Tri Rismaharini, claims that the trend of positive COVID-19 cases in Surabaya is decreasing and shows a slowdown in the increase in cases. Even so, the number of cases in Surabaya is still high.

Surabaya is still the city with the highest number of new cases in East Java Province. As of Monday, June 22, the accumulation of confirmed positive cases is 4,771.

In the last few days, the increase in the number of new cases reached an average of 100 people. If you look at the daily case figures from June 17 to June 22, the accumulated cases were 4,262, 4,383, 4,467, 4,575, 4,628, and 4,771 respectively.

While the previous trend was, the increase in the number of new cases could reach more than 100 people per day. The daily case accumulation data starts from June 6 to 10, the accumulated cases were 2,918, 3,124, 3,360, 3,439, and 3,627, respectively.

"If you look at the trend, actually it is decreasing. We had 300 and 200 new cases per day yesterday," Risma said in a virtual discussion with the Task Force for the Acceleration of Handling COVID-19, Tuesday, June 23.

The factor that causes the decline in the trend of cases in Surabaya, said Risma, is the effort to test mass rapid tests. Then, the Task Force in Surabaya followed up on a swab examination for the community that showed COVID-19 reactive based on the results of the rapid test.

Then, Risma is currently expanding the range of rapid test examinations. If previously Surabaya only carried out rapid tests in a village that had the spread of the corona virus, now mass rapid tests are also being carried out in various communities.

"Right now we do it per community. For example, we have a community of teachers, we are all rapid. For example in the hospital area, if there are traders or restaurant employees who are positive, then one way we do a rapid test around the hospital," he explained. Risma.

In addition, Surabaya is also conducting mass rapid tests in the business sector which has a risk of rapidly spreading COVID-19. For example, a rapid examination of market traders, hotels, and sales.

"Indeed, not all residents of Surabaya are tested, but we still have to do it, so that we know it. So, once a person is positive, then the environment is key for us to do a rapid test. It continues," he said.