Nearly Half of Jakarta's Hospitals Filled as Omicron Surges

Friday, 28 January 2022 – 19:47 GMT+7
Ahmad Riza Patria / Credit: Ryana Aryadita, JPNN

jpnn.com, JAKARTA - The bed occupancy rate in Jakarta's Covid-19 referral hospitals had reached 45 percent, said Jakarta Deputy Governor Ahmad Riza Patria.

Of the 3,922 beds available, 1,756 had been occupied, he detailed.

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"We should not go up to 60 percent," said Riza in Central Jakarta, Friday (28/1).

According to him, the bed occupancy rate once fell to 5 percent in Jakarta, but it increased again after the Omicron variant entered the country.

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"But we should understand that this is different from the previous month or year. [The cases] are predominantly asymptomatic,” Riza added.

The ICU occupancy rate has also started to creep up.

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Of the 611 ICUs available, 86 have now been filled.

The number of Omicron cases in Jakarta has reached 2,404, of which 1,039 were locally transmitted. (mcr4/mcr20/jpnn)

This news has been broadcast on JPNN.com with the title: Kasus Omicron Meningkat, Wagub DKI Sebut Keterisian Tempat Tidur di RS Capai 45 Persen

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