The family group increases, 211 children are positive for Covid-19 in Bekasi Page all

BEKASI, KOMPAS.com – The mayor of Bekasi, Rahmat Effendi, revealed that the accumulated cases of Covid-19 from March to September 6, 2020 had touched 2,072 cases.

“So from the total month of March to September there were 2,072 confirmed patients (Covid-19),” Rahmat told reporters on Tuesday (9/8/2020).

Of the accumulated cases of Covid-19, 1,746 of them have been declared cured.

In addition, 72 patients died and 254 active cases (207 patients underwent independent isolation and 47 were treated).

Update family group

The man who is familiarly named Pepen said that Covid-19 cases continued to rise along with the rise in family groups.

The family group is the spread of Covid-19 from one house to another, which is in that neighborhood.

Rahmat explained that the family groups cases from March to September 6, namely, 196 families with details of 519 people exposed to Covid-19.

Also read: Until September 6, 196 families from the city of Bekasi were exposed to Covid-19

“There are currently 25 active families whose progress is still being monitored and evaluated,” Rahmat said.

He also explained that the family groups are distributed in several districts.

In Bantargebang district there were 0 cases, in Pondok Melati district there were 6 cases, in Jatisampurna district there were 10 cases and in Pondok Gede district there were 15 cases.

Then in Medan Satria district there were 15 cases, in East Bekasi district there were 18 cases, in West Bekasi district there were 22 cases, in Rawalumbu district there were 26 cases, in North Bekasi district there were 28 cases .

“So the highest is in the North Bekasi district, in the case of families,” he said.

211 children exposed to Covid-19

Meanwhile, in terms of age, Rahmat explained, in the 20 to 29-year-old range, 15 percent were exposed to Covid-19.

Then from 30 to 39 years there is 20 percent and from 40 to 49 years there is 20 percent. However, it was not explained how many details of that age were exposed to Covid-19.

Rahmat only said that 211 children had been infected with coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in Bekasi.

Also read: Until August 2020, 211 children in Bekasi were exposed to Covid-19

“For the cases of children in the city of Bekasi from 0 to 19 years old from March to August, there were 211 cases of Covid-19,” Rahmat said.

The head of Disease Prevention and Control (P2P) of the Health Office of the city of Bekasi (Dinkes) Dezi said that 211 children who were exposed to Covid-19 had their transmissions extended, both from their families and from their classmates. game.

Because, several cases have been found, the children are positive, but the parents are not.

“It is (the case) mixed. Some are children, which means that maybe there are those who do not know what their activities are (resulting in Covid-19 infection) and then some are from the family group,” Dezi said.

However, Dezi denied that the boy’s case stemmed from face-to-face teaching and learning activities that took place over three days in various schools in his area.

He made sure that the children were exposed outside the school grounds.

To prevent the spread of Covid-19 among children from increasing, he asked parents to supervise their children when they play outside the house.

Because currently the transmission of Covid-19 is very fast. Either by air or by transmission of family groups.

Therefore, it still asks the public to obey the rules of the health protocol. For example, using a mask, physical distancing, wash your hands and avoid crowds.

“Still, interaction should be considered. So if they are playing, they should (apply) health protocols as adults. This means that if possible, minimize contact is avoided,” he said.