Meanwhile, the death toll has reached 220, it added.
"Almost every day, there are COVID-19 patients who are reported to have recovered," spokesperson for the task force, Dr. Firman Rahmatullah, said in Lebak on Saturday.
Those who have recovered after undergoing self-isolation at home were supervised by the local village and sub-district COVID-19 task forces, and an isolation center was also prepared by the regional government in the Banten BPPS Building, he informed.
Some COVID-19 hospital inpatients have also recovered, he said.
"Most of the patients who just recovered from COVID-19 were infected with the Omicron variant with symptoms of cough, runny nose, and fever," he added.
The number of patients undergoing isolation has reduced dramatically, he said. Last week, there were 1,500 cases, however, now they are down to 996, he elaborated.
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eanwhile, out of the total 13,450 COVID-19 patients, 12,234 have recovered so far and 220 have succumbed to the disease, he added.
He said he is confident that by next week, Lebak would be safe from COVID-19.
Rahmatullah urged the public to follow the health protocols by wearing masks, maintaining a safe distance, washing hands, reducing travel, and avoiding crowds.
Everyone can also help by pushing for a better vaccination rate so that herd immunity can be formed to counter COVID-19, he said.
"If all people are vaccinated, the transmission of the deadly virus will be relatively small," he explained.
The head of the Lebak Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency, Febby Rizky Pratama, said that currently, the number of COVID-19 patients undergoing isolation has decreased from 12 to 3.
"Most have recovered after a week of isolation," he added.
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Translator: Mansyur Suryana, Mecca Yumna
Editor: Suharto
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