Jakarta (ANTARA) - The number of patients undergoing treatment at the COVID-19 Emergency Hospital at the Kemayoran Athlete's Village decreased by 33 on Thursday compared to the previous day, an official said.

"Inpatients confirmed positive (COVID-19) in Towers 4, 5, 6 and 7 were 1,022 people, while initially (one day earlier) there were 1,055 people. There was a reduction in the number of inpatients by 33 people," head of information of the Joint Regional Military Command, Marine Colonel Aris Mudian, explained in Jakarta on Thursday.

From March 23, 2020 to September 2, 2021, the total number of patients referred to the Athlete's Village Emergency Hospital stood at 126,940, he informed.

At least 124,303 COVID-19 patients recovered and were discharged from the hospital, while 1,021 patients were referred to other hospitals, he said.

A total of 594 patients succumbed to the disease, he added.

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Mudian also provided an update on the latest situation at the Galang Island Hospital for Infectious Disease, Batam, Riau Islands.

As of Thursday, there were a total of 373 inpatients at the hospital, he informed.

"There are 373 inpatients, of which 238 are men and 135 are women. All 373 patients have been confirmed positive for COVID-19," he said in a written statement issued the same day.

He also revealed that the Galang Island Hospital for Infectious Disease added four more patients within a span of 24 hours.

"As of September 2, 2021, there were 373 hospitalized patients, initially (one day earlier) there were 369 people," he said.

Between April 12, 2020 and September 2, 2021, the Galang Island Hospital received 15,944 patients. At least 8,231 patients made a recovery, 42 patients were referred to other hospitals, while 7,297 suspected patients completed their treatment at the hospital, he added.

So far, the Galang Island Hospital has not reported any deaths due to COVID-19, he said.

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