PALANGKA RAYA– PROTOCOL AND PUBLIC COMMUNICATION BUREAU. The positive cases of COVID-19 in Central Kalimantan again increased by 11 people as the release of theTask Force for the Acceleration of Handling COVID-19 of Central Kalimantan Province, Friday afternoon (04/24/2020).

The addition of 11 positive patients, including 3 people from Palangka Raya City, 3 people from East Kotawaringin Regency, 1 person from West Kotawaringin Regency, 1 person from Pulang Pisau Regency, 2 people from Kapuas Regency, and 1 person from Gunung Mas Regency. Thus, the total positive cases were 94 people (83 days before). While for COVID-19 patients who are in the care are 80 people, recovered 9 people, and died increased by 1 to 5 people.

The number of People under Investigation (ODP) is 296 people (decreased 19 people from the previous day 315 people) and the number of Patients Under Investigation (PDP) is 77 people (increased 4 people from the previous day 73 people) with the distribution based on the referral hospitals: 32 people in RSUD Doris Sylvanus, 7 people in RSUD Sultan Imanuddin, 4 people in RSUD dr. Moerjani, 1 person in Soemarno Sosroadmodjo Kapuas Hospital, 13 people in Muara Teweh Regional Hospital, 3 people in Puruk Cahu Regional Hospital, 8 people in Siloam Hospital, 4 people in Mas Amsyar Hospital, and 5 people in Jaraga Sasameh Regional Hospital.

With the increase of patients confirmed positive for COVID-19 today, Gunung Mas Regency, which was previously in the Yellow Zone, has changed to the Red Zone, so now 12 Regencies and 1 City in Central Kalimantan are in the Red Zone and Sukamara Regency is the only Regency still in the Green Zone. (dew/website https://corona.kalteng.go.id/translated by feb)