"Meanwhile, the recovery rate for COVID-19 patients infected by the Omicron variant is 86.05 percent," he informed here on Friday.
The city government of Surabaya is continuing to make efforts for anticipating and handling COVID-19 transmission in the city, he affirmed. The government has successfully provided the right handling for COVID-19 patients, he added.
The treatment of COVID-19 patients varies according to their condition, as well as comorbidities, he noted. The average recovery period of patients with no or mild symptoms is 3–7 days, he said.
"Yet, patients are still advised to self-isolate for 10–14 days, which is the optimal isolation period even though the swab test has shown a negative result," he added.
Head of the Surabaya Health Office Nanik Sukristina said the steps taken to treat COVID-19 patients have included providing isolation centers and paid hotels, among others.
"We have also provided free medicines, consultations with clinicians, and treatment until (the patients are) recovered," she said.
The health office has increased the number of health workers, facilities, and equipment at isolation centers and provided treatment facilities to COVID-19 patients, she added.
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The first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Indonesia in March 2020.
According to data from the COVID-19 Handling Task Force, as of February 11, 2022, Indonesia has recorded a total of 4,708,043 COVID-19 cases, 4,250,277 recoveries, and 144,958 deaths.
The Ministry of Health detected the first Omicron case in Indonesia on December 15, 2021. With the spread of the new variant, Indonesia has recorded a significant increase in COVID-19 cases.
Meanwhile, based on the data from lawancovid-19.surabaya.go.id, as of Friday, February 11, 2022, the total number of active COVID-19 cases in Surabaya reached 2,569, with an addition of 1,386 new cases and 1,196 recoveries on Friday.
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