Inp.polri.go.id - Jakarta. The Jakarta Health Office recorded 200 positive cases of COVID-19 per day in the capital this week, an official said on Sunday (17/12/2023)
"Nearly 90 percent of positive COVID-19 cases in Jakarta are dominated by patients without symptoms and mild symptoms, who would recover during three to five days of self-isolation at home," said the Head of the Epidemiology and Immunisation Surveillance Department at the Jakarta Health Office, Ngabila Salama,
Despite active cases, she asserted that the number of hospitalized patients indicated that COVID-19 was under control, antaranews.com reported.
"The hospital occupancy rate is about five percent of the total beds provided, or about 50-60 patients being treated in the hospital (10 percent of positive active cases in Jakarta)," Ngabila said
As of Sunday, 12,592,988 people (134.2 per cent of the total target) had received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccination in Jakarta, followed by 10,955,959 people (116.77 per cent) for the second dose, 5,546,155 people (74.99 per cent) for the third dose, and 724,553 people (9.8 per cent) for the fourth dose, while 52 people had received the fifth dose.
The vaccine currently available at Jakarta District Health Centers, Tarakan Hospital and Jakarta City Hall is the Inavac vaccine, and all vaccination services are ready to provide a free 5th dose of COVID-19 vaccination to all Indonesian residents aged 18 years and above, according to the circular from the Indonesian Ministry of Health on 15 December 2023.
People who want to get the vaccine can go directly to the site without prior registration, she added.
"All vaccine brands can be used for doses 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 without considering the vaccine brand of the previous injection," Ngabile said.
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