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Yes, COVID-19 figures in Jakarta have dropped. But the public must remain alert
Jakarta has seen a steady decrease in the number of daily cases and deaths in the past two months, the longest decline since the pandemic began.
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Commuters wait to board a train at Tanah Abang Station in Jakarta after work hours on Jan. 28, 2021. (TJP/Ardila Syakriah)
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akarta, Indonesia’s COVID-19 hotbed, has seen a steady decrease in the number of daily cases and deaths in the past nine weeks, the longest decline since the pandemic hit the capital in March last year.
Despite the good news, authorities and experts have warned the public to remain vigilant and disciplined in implementing health protocols, especially ahead of Idul Fitri holiday season in May when Jakarta expects to see increased mobility of people in and out the city.
Ronald Bessie, coordinator of volunteers for crowdsourced database KawalCOVID-19, said the number of fatalities among COVID-19 patients in Jakarta had dropped around 60 percent since early February.
On Feb. 1, Jakarta recorded 70 deaths, its highest daily rate yet. But the average number of daily deaths in the past week has decreased to around 11. Last Tuesday, Jakarta reported three deaths, the lowest since August.
The number of people buried under COVID-19 protocols across Jakarta, which includes COVID-19 suspects, also declined from an average of 78 people per day in the first week of February to around 36 people last week.
The city's other pandemic indicators, such as active cases, hospital bed occupancy rate and positivity rate, have also turned around.
The number of daily cases has dropped by around 70 percent, from an average of 3,370 daily cases in the first week of February to 968 cases last week. On Tuesday, Jakarta recorded 487 new confirmed cases, bringing the total number of recorded cases citywide to around 387,500, with 6,000 active cases and 6,300 deaths.
