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“Two cases died in Kedungwaringin District, the other in Tambun Selatan District,” said Head of the Bekasi District Health Office, Sri Enny Mainiarti, Monday (7/6/2021). (Read also; Focus on Covid-19, Forget about DHF lurking and the cases continue to increase )
Sri Enny Mainiarti said that until April three people had died from dengue. In fact, the death rate for dengue cases in 2020 is only one person. However, the number of dengue cases in Bekasi Regency in the same period decreased by 44% compared to last year.
In the first quarter of this year there were 98 cases. While last year in the same period as many as 176 cases. “Residents must be aware of dengue and COVID-19,” he said. (Read also; How to Distinguish Symptoms of Typhoid with DHF? )
Sri Enny detailed that until the first quarter of this year the number of dengue cases in the region was 98 cases, consisting of five cases in January, five more cases in February, 19 cases for March, and 69 cases in April. While last year, it reached 176 cases with details of 30 cases in January. Then 21 cases in February, 69 cases for March, and 56 cases in April.
“There are a total of 98 cases this year, or 78 fewer cases compared to the same period last year, which was 176 cases. However, the public must remain vigilant and clean the environment to avoid dengue fever,” he said.
The Head of Disease Prevention and Control at the Bekasi District Health Office, Masrikoh, said that Tambun Selatan District was the area with the highest dengue cases this year. 44 cases out of a total of 98 cases of DHF occurred in the sub-district.
Masrikoh invites the whole community to prevent dengue by maintaining a clean environment and being responsible for monitoring larvae in their respective homes. “One house, one jumantik (a larva monitor). Each family is responsible with their own house for the cleanliness and monitoring of larvae,” he said.
Masrikoh appealed to the public to do 3M to prevent dengue fever, namely draining bathrooms, closing water reservoirs, and burying used items. In addition, we continue to apply the strict 5M health protocol, namely wearing masks, washing hands with soap, maintaining distance, avoiding crowds, and reducing mobility.
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