Hospital occupancy rate is relatively low. Commonly, patients who are undergoing treatment at hospitals have mild symptomsMedan, North Sumatra (ANTARA) - The Health Office of North Sumatra recorded that the bed occupancy rate (BOR) in the province's hospitals is still low despite the increasing number of daily COVID-19 cases.
Secretary of North Sumatra Health Office dr. Aris Yudariansyah here on Sunday informed that the bed occupancy rate in North Sumatra reached 3.5 percent.
"Hospital occupancy rate is relatively low. Commonly, patients who are undergoing treatment at hospitals have mild symptoms," he said.
Yudariansyah affirmed that the percentage of occupied beds for COVID-19 patients in North Sumatra is still considered safe.
"This is far below the safe limit set by WHO, which is 60 percent," he said.
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Last week, North Sumatra recorded an increase in the number of daily COVID-19 cases, which consequently affected the BOR in the province.
From January 29, 2022, to February 4, 2022, the province recorded 812 new COVID-19 cases, according to the local COVID-19 task force data.
"The figure has quadrupled from the previous 148 cases in the period of January 22 to January 28, 2022," he said.
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To this end, he reminded the community regarding the importance of complying with the "5M" health protocols, namely, wearing masks, washing hands, maintaining social distance, reducing mobility, and avoiding crowds.
"Comply with health protocols so that the number of COVID-19 cases will not increase more," he appealed.
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 February 4, 2022, the country had recorded a total of 4,446,694 confirmed COVID-19 cases, 4,161,987 recoveries, and 144,453 deaths.
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