Yogyakarta, CNN Indonesia —
Case addition Covid-19 daily in the Special Region Yogyakarta re-recorded a new record, Thursday (17/6), after the day before had just reached the highest number.
“There are 595 additional confirmed cases of Covid-19 in DIY,” said the spokesperson for the DIY Regional Government for handling Covid-19, Berty Murtiningsih, Thursday (17/6).
The previous highest record of daily cases occurred on January 16, 2021 yesterday, which was 534 patients in a day.
“With this addition, the cumulative Covid-19 cases in DIY are 50,746 cases per day,” continued Berty.
Of the hundreds of recent cases, Sleman Regency became the area that contributed the most cases, namely 235 cases. Bantul district followed with 174 cases; Gunungkidul 74 cases; Kulon Progo 57 cases and the City of Yogyakarta 55 cases.
While the use of bedding critical This referral hospital per day leaves 53 beds. Meanwhile, for the non-critical category, there are still 171 beds left.
“Bed critical 139 available, 86 use, 53 beds left. While the availability of beds non critical 802, used 631, “explained Berty.
In today’s report, the number of recovered patients was 270 people. Cumulatively to date, 44,843 patients have recovered.
“Meanwhile, the addition of 18 cases of death brings the total number of deaths to 1,330 cases,” explained Berty.
The results of the verification of the District/City Health Office obtained data that the most patients died today were in Sleman Regency with 8 cases. Followed by Gunungkidul with 5 cases, Yogyakarta and Kulon Progo with 2 cases each, and Bantul with 1 case.
Responding to the high number of Covid-19 cases, DIY Regional Secretary Kadarmanta Baskara Aji said there was an opportunity for the government to close tourist attractions if conditions did not improve.
“One of the alternatives (close the tour), later if we see this rapid development does not stop and we signal also comes from households. But one household comes from tourist attractions,” said Aji at the Kepatihan Pemda DIY, Thursday ( 17/6).
In fact, according to him, the face-to-face school plan is threatened with the high number of cases in DIY. Prediction, can be postponed until some time in the future or until further evaluation.
“If conditions like this we will not meet face to face either lectures or schools,” he concluded.
Meanwhile, the capacity of the Covid-19 emergency hospital or Indrapura Field Hospital (RSLI), Surabaya, is running low. Out of a total of 410 beds or bed, now 377 of them have been filled by patients.
This was stated by the person in charge of the RSLI, Dr. I Dewa Gede Nalendra Djaya Iswara. He said there were four clusters he handled. Residents from Madura became the most dominant.
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“377 consist of PMI 56, Madura Cluster 226, Ma’had Cluster 12 people and General Cluster 82 people,” said Nalendra.
In the Madura Cluster, as many as 240 patients were admitted, 176 of whom were from Madura, the rest from various cities in East Java, Central Java, West Java and outside the island. They are the people who were caught in the isolation and swab test for antigen in Suramadu.
“There are 226 people being treated, while 14 others are being referred for further treatment,” he said.
Of the 240 Madura Clusters themselves, as many as 86.43 percent of them showed CT Value results below 25. This means that they are suspected of having a new Covid-19 mutation.
Nalendra also said that two patients from Bangkalan, Madura, who were confirmed to have a new variant of Covid-19 Delta B16172, the Indian strain, are still stable and in the healing stage with close monitoring and intensive care in a separate room.
“Support and additional medical personnel, doctors and nurses, as well as other supporting elements are immediately prepared to deal with the conditions/cases of the Bangkalan Cluster, especially since the new variant B16172 has been confirmed,” he said.
According to him, it is also necessary to follow up efforts to stop the spread of the Madura Cluster.
“So mobility needs to be limited, one of which can be reached through localization of handling, especially in Bangkalan, for example by closing the Suramadu Bridge and Perak Port,” he said.
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