PALANGKA RAYA – EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATION BUREAU. The Public Communications Team of Central Kalimantan Covid-19 Handling Task Force delivered a Press Release regarding the progress of handling the Covid-19 pandemic until Saturday (12/02/2022) at 15.00 p.m.

In a statement, the Covid-19 Handling Task Force said that during the Community Activity Restrictions (PPKM), places of worship could hold congregational activities. However, to anticipate the surge of positive cases, they must comply with the latest provisions. For example, for PPKM Level 1, congregation has to be a maximum of 75% of the room capacity. Then, for Level 2, a maximum of 75% of the capacity and a maximum of 75 people. As for the PPKM Level 3, a maximum of 50% of the capacity and a maximum of 50 people.

Then, the congregation must pay attention to and comply with health protocols while in the worship room, such as wearing masks properly, maintaining hand hygiene, keeping a minimum distance of 1 meter, being in good health (body temperature <37 degrees Celsius), not having self-isolation, carrying their respective worship equipment, avoiding physical contact or shaking hands, and not just being returned from a trip outside the region. Congregants aged >60 years and pregnant/breastfeeding mothers are advised to worship at home.

Until now, new confirmed cases always increase every day in Central Kalimantan. This may continue to happen if people are not disciplined in implementing health protocols in their daily activities. Therefore, the Central Kalimantan Covid-19 Task Force Team hopes that all Central Kalimantan people will continue to be disciplined in implementing health protocols as a form of adaptation to new habits in daily activities.

Furthermore, the data of Central Kalimantan Covid-19 today is shown as follows:

1) Confirmation cases, there were 235 people, namely in Palangka Raya (133 people), Katingan (23 people), East Kotawaringin (7 people), West Kotawaringin (8 people), Lamandau (3 people), Sukamara (2 people), Seruyan (1 person), Pulang Pisau (5 people), Kapuas (35 people), Gunung Mas (5 people), South Barito (3 people), East Barito (3 people), North Barito (4 people), and Murung Raya (3 people), so from 47,546 people to 47,781 people.

2) Patients recovered, there were 20 people, namely in Katingan (2 people), East Kotawaringin (11 people), West Kotawaringin (3 people), Sukamara (1 person), Kapuas (1 person), South Barito (1 person), and North Barito (1 person), the total is 45,221 people .

3) Patients Under Treatment, there were 215 people, so from 750 people to 965 people.

4) Cases of Death, no addition, it was still 1,595 people, with a mortality rate (CFR) of 3.3%.

5) Bed Occupancy in Hospitals (BOR), Intensive Beds has increased Bed Occupancy (0.74%), so from 28.21% to 28.95%, where there is no regency/municipality with a BOR above 50 %, while Insulation Beds got an increase in Bed Occupancy (3.95%), so that from 10.91% to 14.86%, in which no regency/municipality had a BOR above 50%.

6) Achievement of Vaccination Target of 2,036,104, realization of Dose I Vaccination for Central Kalimantan Province has reached 90.33%. All regencies/municipality have achieved above 70% of Dose I Vaccination. (win/transl.feb)