JAKARTA, iNews.id – From day to day the number of daily positive cases of Covid-19 in Indonesia continues to decline. There were 620 positive cases on October 11, 2021. The day before, the daily number of positive cases was 894 cases.
This number is now far below the daily cases in the past few months, especially during the peak of the addition of positive cases on July 15, 2021, which reached 56,757 cases in a day. However, the government appealed to the public not to get carried away in euphoria and to remain vigilant about the outbreak of Covid-19 cases as before.
The public is asked to continue to carry out strict health protocols and participate in encouraging the acceleration of vaccination. More serious attention should also be paid to groups that are more at risk, such as those with comorbidities.
The chairman of the Indonesian Association of Cardiovascular Specialists (PERKI), DR dr Isman Firdaus Sp JP (K), FIHA, FAPSIC, FAsCC, FESC, FACC, FSCAI, said people with comorbidities, especially cardiovascular disease, had a very high risk when exposed to Covid-19.
Data from a number of hospitals shows that the level of care and mortality of Covid-19 patients with comorbidities has also increased.
“Hospital reports during the pandemic show that 16.3 percent of patients treated from the Covid-19 isolation room have comorbidities. However, in the Covid-19 situation, the mortality rate has increased by 22-23 percent. causes deterioration of our heart,” wrote Dr. Isman from the Ministry of Health’s website, reported Tuesday (12/10/2021).
Dr Isman advised the public to take preventive promotive steps to avoid cardiovascular disease, especially heart disease coroner.
Editor : Elvira Anna
