These two locations will be the last choice when all isolation centers are full and the community health centers (puskesmas) can no longer accommodate patientsTangerang, Banten (ANTARA) - The Health Office of Tangerang City has readied 296 isolation beds for COVID-19 patients at six isolation centers, Head of the Tangerang City Health Office Dr Dini Anggraeni stated.
Anggraeni noted here on Wednesday that the six isolation centers readied to accommodate COVID-19 patients are the 60-bed capacity Jurumudi Baru isolation center; Batusari isolation center, with 60 beds; Sudimara Pinang isolation center, with 54 beds; Panunggangan Barat isolation center, with 44 beds; Manis Jaya isolation center, with 40 beds; and Gebang Raya isolation center, with 28 beds.
Out of the six isolation centers, only the Jurumudi Baru isolation center is being used, while the other five are alerted as a precautionary measure against a spike in COVID-19 cases.
Moreover, the Health Office has readied other isolation places, such as the one owned by the Social Office and at State Junior High School 30 in Benda District.
"These two locations will be the last choice when all isolation centers are full and the community health centers (puskesmas) can no longer accommodate patients," she remarked.
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Meanwhile, 796 beds are available in hospitals spread across several locations.
She affirmed that the health office continues to monitor the occupancy rate of treatment rooms and ICUs on a daily basis.
"The occupancy rate continues to rise every day in line with the increase in (COVID-19) active cases. The health office continues to coordinate as a precautionary measure against a spike in cases," she remarked.
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Apart from isolation facilities, the health office head stated that her side had continued to ready medicines, medical consumables, as well as PCR test equipment to maximize testing and tracing.
The health office also continues to maximize coordination with all hospitals especially regarding medical oxygen availability, she added.
The first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Indonesia in March 2020. According to data provided by the COVID-19 Handling Task Force, as of January 26, 2022, at least 4,301,193 people had tested positive for COVID-19 in the country, while 4,127,662 people had recovered and 144,254 people had succumbed to the virus. *
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