The COVID-19 pandemic condition and situation to this day is in a very good stateJakarta (ANTARA) - COVID-19 daily cases have currently sharply decreased to 97 percent as compared to the Omicron variant case peak several months ago, Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan stated.
"The COVID-19 pandemic condition and situation to this day is in a very good state," the minister noted in a press statement after the Public Activity Restriction (PPKM) evaluation limited meeting here on Monday.
"If we observe it nationally, within less than three months, the number of daily cases had sharply declined to 97 percent, from the case peak," he pointed out.
In addition to the COVID-19 daily cases or new cases, the total number of active COVID-19 cases in Indonesia also declined to 83 percent, from the peak of Omicron cases.
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With this, the total number of COVID-19 active cases is currently below 100 thousand.
Pandjaitan, concurrently the Java-Bali PPKM coordinator, also reported the progress in terms of several other COVID-19 handling indicators.
For instance, the Bed Occupancy Ratio (BOR) is currently only at six percent. This was obtained based on the fact that as of April 2022, the number of inpatients decreased to 85 percent.
"The positivity rate (infection rate) is below WHO's standard, which is four percent. The number of people, who died also sharply declined to 88 percent as compared to the previous peak of Omicron cases," he noted.
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Based on these indicators, the government concluded that the cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in Indonesia are under control, the ministry noted.
"With the Omicron variant under control, economic recovery can be well-maintained," he stated.
"While it did drop down, Indonesia's economic recovery can revive quickly and has been showing a very positive trend since the end of January 2022," he stated.
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