JakartaGlobe-Feb 16, 2022
Indonesia is currently facing a Covid-19 infections surge fueled by the highly transmissible Omicron variant, but the Health Ministry announced on Tuesday that the hospitalization figures remained under control. Indonesia broke its daily case count with 57,049 new Covid-19 infections on Tuesday. The previous record was 56,757 confirmed cases on July 15 2021, during which Indonesia was battling with the Delta variant. Daily tallies in a number of regions also surpassed the Delta peak on Tuesday. Despite the current case surges, the government affirms that the bed occupancy rate is still low. According to the Health Ministry, the bed occupancy rate in hospitals nationwide currently stands at 33 percent, with 30,412 out of 91,018 beds occupied as of Tuesday 12 p.m. Government data shows that patients are occupying 2,096 out of 8,487 intensive care unit (ICU) beds, marking a 25 percent ICU occupancy. Between Jan. 17 to Feb. 13 2022, 130,346 of the 346,930 Covid-infected patients are using telemedicine services, marking a 38 percent usage. According to the Health Ministry, 97 percent have had remote consultations with doctors and gotten their electronic prescriptions. Some 85 percent have gotten the free medicines from the Health Ministry on the same day or a day later. Read more at: https://jakartaglobe.id/news/despite-case-surge-bed-occupancy-rate-remains-low-govt
