2 Weeks Luhut Handles Covid-19, the Death Rate in 5 Priority Provinces Increases

Editor: Lia Sisvita Dinatri

TRIBUNBATAM.id -  The Covid-19 Task Force delivered an evaluation of Covid-19 Handling in 10 priority provinces after two weeks of being handled by the Coordinating Minister for Maritime and Investment, Luhut Binsar Panjaitan.

The Task Force noted that the mortality rate in the 10 priority provinces during September 13-27 tended to be stagnant.

A number of priority provinces have experienced a decline, but not significantly. Meanwhile, there are still priority provinces that have experienced an increase in mortality. 

"Death cases tend to be stagnant, in fact, there has been an increase in a number of priority provinces," Wiku said in a press statement from the Presidential Palace, Jakarta, Thursday (1/10/2020). 

Wiku said, priority provinces that had succeeded in reducing mortality were DKI Jakarta, West Java, Central Java, South Kalimantan and South Sulawesi.

In DKI Jakarta, for example, the death rate fell from 2.57 percent on September 13 to 2.39 percent on September 27. 

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"However, there is an increase in East Java, North Sumatra, Papua, Bali and Banten", said Wiku. 

In total, the number of deaths in the 10 provinces rose from 6,775 on September 13 to 8,327 in the two weeks thereafter. 

Wiku also asked the 10 priority provinces to continue to reduce mortality by improving the quality of health services and handling cases. 

This should especially be done in patients with moderate and severe symptoms. 

Meanwhile, Luhut, together with the Head of the Covid-19 Task Force, Doni Monardo, were previously given two weeks by President Jokowi to reduce the addition of Covid-19 cases, increase recovery, and reduce deaths in priority provinces. 

This assignment was given on 13 September. (*)

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