PALANGKA RAYA – PROTOCOL AND PUBLIC COMMUNICATION BUREAU. The development of COVID-19 (Corona Virus) handling data in Central Kalimantan (Central Kalimantan), as released by the Task Force today, Saturday (02/05/2020), shows the data of COVID-19 patients, as follows: positive cases of COVID- 19 cumulatively up to date reached 157 people, with the details: 88 people are in RSUD Doris Sylvanus, 21 people are in RSUD Sultan Imanuddin, 27 people are in RSUD dr. Murjani, 6 people are in Kapuas (quarantine conducted by Kapuas Regional Government), 9 people are in Puruk Cahu Regional Hospital, 1 person is in Ulin Banjarmasin Hospital, and 5 people are in Palangka Raya Siloam Hospital. While the number of cases with negative specimen as 2 times of follow-up (recovered), cumulatively as many as 15 people with the details are 11 people in Doris Sylvanus Regional Hospital, 2 people in Sultan Imanuddin Regional Hospital, and 2 people in Regional General Hospital dr. Murjani. There were 7 cases of death, 5 of which are in Doris Sylvanus Hospital and 2 cases in Dr. Murjani Hospital.

The number of people under investigation (ODP) is 378 people, the highest number is in the city of Palangka Raya; 112 people. The number of people with close contact and without symptoms (OTG) was 1,353 and the highest number is in Murung Raya Regency as for 354 people. The number of patients under investigation (PDP) is 56 people with progress based on referral hospitals: 37 people in Doris Sylvanus Regional Hospital, 1 person in Sultan Imanuddin Regional Hospital, 3 people in dr. Murjani, 2 people in Soemarno Sosroadmodjo Kapuas Hospital, 1 person in Muara Teweh Hospital, 2 people in Siloam Hospital, 7 people in Jaraga Sasameh Barsel Hospital, 1 person in Bhayangkara Hospital, 1 person in Lamandau Hospital, and 1 person in Kuala Kurun Hospital.

Related to the difference in the recovery rate data yesterday, Friday (01/04/2020), which showed 17 people and today became 15 people, Head of Central Kalimantan Provincial Health Office Suyuti Syamsul explained that after the Province released the data yesterday with 17 people recovering figures based on confirmation and from the Regencies / City, it turns out that there is one regency misinterprets the criteria of RECOVERY. The regency considers that 1 negative swab can be declared recovered, when it should be conducted at least 2 swabs, then it can only be declared recovered. Therefore, statements regarding 2 people who were previously confirmed recovered after 1 laboratory results were withdrawn. Both are currently being treated, waiting for the results of the second swab. Thus, the recovered rate was rectified to 15 people. (dew/translated by feb)