Batam Goes Crazy, COVID-19 Positive Case Reaches New Record

JAKARTA - The Batam City, Riau Islands COVID-19 Handling Task Force reported an additional 523 new positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the total to 19,310 cases, Sunday, July 18.

Based on records, the addition in a day was the highest since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, aka a new record.

Throughout the last three days, the number of residents exposed to the corona virus has continued to increase dramatically, on Friday, July 16, as many as 417 people, Saturday. July 17 as many as 495 people, and Sunday, July 18 as many as 523 people.

In a report distributed by the Batam City COVID-19 Spokesperson, Azril Apriansyah, it was stated that of the 523 new cases on Sunday, 407 of them were symptomatic confirmations, 81 were asymptomatic, one imported trip, 16 confirmed contacts, and 18 confirmed no travel or contact history. tightly.

"An additional 291 people have recovered, a cumulative 15,551 people have recovered," said the Task Force report as reported by Antara, Sunday, July 18.

It was also recorded that an additional 12 people died today, bringing the total to 449.

With this, 3,310 people are still active with COVID-19. A total of 2,389 people are undergoing self-isolation, 277 people are isolated in hajj dormitories, three people are isolated at Bapelkes, and others are being treated at 15 referral hospitals.

"The death rate is 2.325 percent, the cure rate is 80.533 percent, and the active case rate is 17.141 percent," the Task Force reports.

Meanwhile, the corona virus has spread to the buffer islands.

Of the three hinterland sub-districts, one of them has become a red zone, namely Behindpadang with 44 people still active with COVID-19. While on the main island, all sub-districts are red zones.