Yogyakarta Sees COVID-19 Surge; Active Case Numbers Hit Nearly 1,000
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2 November 2022 07:02 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesia’s Yogyakarta reported a significant increase in new COVID-19 cases to over 100 a day in this early November 2022. “There are 124 additional cases of covid in Yogyakarta,” said the province’s general, public relations, and protocol bureau, Ditya Nanaryo Aji, on Tuesday, November 1, 2022.
As a result, the active case numbers have again reached almost 1,000, or exactly 986 cases.
The spike in cases has been recorded before the end of October with over 50 new cases a day. On October 27 and 29, there were 97 new cases each.
From May to September, Yogyakarta successfully suppressed the virus spread at below 50 cases a day on average.
“Today’s (Tuesday) COVID-19 confirmed cases come from the results of self-examination at 55 cases, tracing of close contacts at 16 cases, and 53 suspected cases,” said Ditya.
Although the cases increased significantly, there were no additional deaths. Sleman reported the highest number of additional cases at 50, while Gunungkidul Regency logged the lowest daily case number at 8.
Yogyakarta’s Gadjah Mada University (UGM) lecturer at the Faculty of Medicine, Gunadi, asked the public and the government to be aware of the recent upward trend in covid cases which are triggered by the Omicron XBB subvariant in a number of countries.
26 Countries Report Cases of XBB Infection
As of the end of October, at least 26 countries had reported cases of XBB infection, including Indonesia. “The public needs to remain vigilant and strengthen the health protocols related to this Omicron XBB subvariant, but don't worry too much,” Gunadi said, calling on people to immediately complete the primary COVID-19 vaccination course and get the booster dose.
PRIBADI WICAKSONO (CONTRIBUTOR)
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