Deputy spokesperson for the Bekasi COVID-19 Task Force, Masrikoh, cited data from the local Health Office, which shows that daily active cases in Bekasi have crossed one thousand as of Sunday (January 30, 2022).
"There has been an upward trend since the last 10 days, but yesterday, it spiked up, reaching 1,711 cases," Masrikoh said in Cikarang on Monday.
She did not specify the daily increase in cases, but said only 211 active cases were recorded on January 21, 2022.
"The spike in cases was influenced by the year-end holiday yesterday. Because people's travel was quite rampant," she explained.
She said the addition of active cases brought the COVID-19 case tally in tBekasi district to 53,260 since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic , with recoveries recorded at 51,002 and fatalities at 547. Currently, 1,711 people are infected in the area, she added.
"The majority of the daily active cases are now self-isolating," she remarked.
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The Bekasi Health Office also recorded a similar increase in the number of cases at regional level, with 89,770 cumulative cases recorded as of Sunday and 90,667 cases as of Monday, an increase of 897 cases in a day.
"The addition of new cases recorded on Monday was spread over a number of our areas, including 165 cases in Pekayon Jaya village, 162 cases in Jatimakmur village, 157 cases in Pejuang village, and 158 in other villages," head of public relations of the Bekasi Regional Secretariat, Sajekti Rubiyah, said on Monday.
As many as 90,667 Bekasi residents in total have been confirmed to have contracted COVID-19, with 85,515 or 94.32 percent of patients making a recovery, 1,139 patients succumbing to the disease, and 4,013 active cases spread across 56 villages, she said.
"(I expect the increase in infections to be) a common concern for us, so that in the future, active cases can be immediately suppressed. I ask all residents of Bekasi to be cautious by always applying the health protocols with strict discipline and following government recommendations," she added.
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Translator: Pradita K S, Mecca Yumna
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