KOMPAS.com – The development of Covid-19 cases in Indonesia has recently continued to experience a significant increase.
On Wednesday (16/2/2022), data from the Covid-19 Task Force (Satgas) showed that there were 64,718 new cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours.
The addition of daily Covid-19 cases is the highest since it was first announced by the government on March 2, 2020.
This figure has also surpassed Delta’s record high of 56,757 cases on July 15, 2021.
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The public must be more aware of the increasing numbers that are getting higher day by day, not least for people who have chronic diseases or comorbid.
Known, comorbid disease is one of the terms that often appears when discussing the disease Covid-19.
People with comorbid illnesses are said to be more at risk of suffering from more severe symptoms if infected with the Corona virus.
Meanwhile, comorbidity is a condition in which a person suffers from two or more diseases at the same time. The disease is generally chronic or chronic.
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The danger of Corona virus for comorbid
The Dean of the UNS Faculty of Medicine, Prof. Reviono, explained that comorbidities are dangerous, especially those that lower the body’s immunity.
“Basically, comorbids that lower immunity are dangerous,” Reviono said when contacted Kompas.comTuesday (16/2/2022).
Here are some diseases that attack the body’s immunity according to Reviono:
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Heart disease
On heart diseaseIn addition to attacking immunity, this disease can also create complications.
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