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New cases, deaths soar as COVID-19 patients pile up in hospitals

Ardila Syakriah (The Jakarta Post)
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Fri, November 27, 2020

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New cases, deaths soar as COVID-19 patients pile up in hospitals A medical worker prepares the isolation room of Bung Karno Regional Hospital in Surakarta, Central Java, on March 27. The hospital has dedicated its four isolation rooms to COVID-19 patients. Antara/Mohammad Ayudha (Antara/Mohammad Ayudha )

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ndonesia must contend with new confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths that are concentrated in several regions across the country, putting a strain on local healthcare facilities.

The country saw on Wednesday another record-breaking 5,535 new cases of COVID-19, shattering the previous daily record. Leading the way are two provinces that reported four-digit growth: the Jakarta capital region and Central Java, with 1,273 and 1,008 new cases respectively.

During a virtual media briefing on Wednesday, the head of the Central Java Health Agency, Yulianto Prabowo, said that hospitals in several regions were seeing their occupancy rates soar.

At least 253 out of the available 402 intensive care unit (ICU) beds in the region had been occupied as of Tuesday, Yulianto said.

He noted, however, that the referral system was still in place and that other hospitals were still available.

Health Ministry data as of Monday show the bed occupancy rate for COVID-19 treatment at 77 percent in Central Java, 75 percent in West Java and 73 percent in Banten. The rate in Yogyakarta remains 66 percent, followed by 60 percent in Jakarta, 59 percent in Lampung and 56 percent in East Java. The occupancy rate in Jakarta does not take into account the Wisma Atlet makeshift hospital and isolation center, which can usually fit up to 1,800 people per tower.

West Java reported 741 new cases on Wednesday, while East Java saw 402 and Yogyakarta 150. Outside Java, North and West Sumatra reported 260 and 236 new cases respectively and East Kalimantan reported 190.

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