People with Pre-Existing Conditions at Higher Risk of Coronavirus in Indonesia

Reading the numbers

The Spokesperson for the Covid-19 Task Force at UNS Hospital, Tonang Dwi Ardyanto, said that based on the Indonesian Ministry of Health’s data from June 3, Covid-19 deaths of those with a pre-existing condition make up 26.34 percent.

Covid-19 deaths of people who had more than one pre-existing condition make up more than 50 percent of total coronavirus-related deaths.

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Patients who passed away purely from Covid-19 in Indonesia make up 7.31 percent which, according to Tonang, is far lower than other countries where the estimate is around 20 percent.

Tonang warned that having no pre-existing condition does not guarantee an individual has a strong immune system. 

(Writer: Deti Mega Purnamasari, Ahmad Naufal Dzulfaroh | Editor: Kristian Erdianto, Inggried Dwi Wedhaswary) 

Source: https://nasional.kompas.com/read/2020/06/15/14102591/analisis-tim-pakar-gugus-tugas-orang-berpenyakit-ginjal-berisiko-tinggi

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