Jakarta – The Indonesian Pediatrician Association (IDAI) conducted research and reported that the highest number of confirmed child cases of Covid-19 was in West Java, while the highest number of child deaths due to Covid-19 was in Central Java. The data was obtained from reports of Covid-19 cases in children treated by pediatricians who were members of IDAI during March-December 2020.
“This research is the first largest data description of child Covid-19 cases in Indonesia in the first wave of Covid-19. The high mortality rate is something that must be prevented by early detection and fast and appropriate treatment,” said the General Chairperson of the IDAI Central Management Prof. Aman B Pulungan in a virtual press conference in Jakarta, Sunday.
IDAI conducted a retrospective study of data on 37,706 cases of confirmed Covid-19 children obtained from reports of Covid-19 cases in children treated by pediatricians who are members of IDAI during March-December 2020.
The IDAI research report shows 10 regions in Indonesia with the most confirmed child cases of Covid-19, namely West Java with 10,903 cases, and followed by Riau (3,580), Central Java (3,108), West Sumatra (2,600), East Kalimantan (2,033). , East Java (1,884), Bali (1,524), North Sumatra (1,448), DI Yogyakarta (1,275) and Papua (1,220).
In addition, IDAI said there were seven regions with the most confirmed cases of child deaths from Covid-19, namely Central Java, DKI Jakarta, West Java, South Sumatra, East Java, North Sumatra and South Sulawesi.
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