Government Spokesperson for Corona Virus Handling Achmad Yurianto said that as of Tuesday (3/17/2020) there were 172 positive cases of corona virus or Covid-19 patients. Thus, this number increased by 38 people from the last announcement made on Monday (3/16/2020) afternoon. "In total there were 172 cases (Covid-19)," Achmad Yurianto said in a press conference at the BNPB Office, Tuesday (3/17/2020) afternoon. Yuri did not specify, the 38 new cases came from which province.
"Most came from DKI Jakarta Province, then East Java, Central Java and Riau Islands," he said. In general, 38 people who have just been tested positive for the corona virus or Covid-19 have improved. So far, Yuri also mentioned that there were nine patients who had been declared cured and were able to go home. Meanwhile, this afternoon, a corona virus patient who was admitted to the RSUP Kariadi, Semarang, Central Java reportedly died. With this news, it means that there are six people died in Indonesia. The 43-year-old male patient was referred to Kariadi General Hospital on March 10, 2020, before being treated at a private hospital in Semarang. Head of the Central Java Health Office, Yulianto Prabowo said the corona positive patient died on Tuesday (03/17/2020) around 03.48 WIB
"The patient is a resident of Semarang. Previously ill was treated in a private hospital due to worsening conditions and then was referred to Kariadi, undergoing treatment for 10 days," Yulianto said during a press conference at the Central Java Governor's office, Tuesday (03/17/2020). This patient tested positive for corona virus after results from the Ministry of Health's Litbangkes laboratory came out on Monday (3/16/2020). "The results from the Litbangkes that came out yesterday afternoon were positive. Then this morning they died. The patient had a history of traveling to Surabaya, Bali, Yogyakarta and Jakarta," he explained. Meanwhile, Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo explained that there were six corona virus positive patients in Central Java. Four of them are still isolated in the hospital while two other patients have died.
Corona update worldwide on Tuesday (3/17/2020) at 18.05 WIB, the Covid-19 infection rate reached 185,386 people in 162 countries and one international conveyance (Diamond Princess cruise ship anchored in Yokohama, Japan). The mortality rate for the Covid-19 pandemic increased to 7,332 and patients who were declared cured to 79,930 people. The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced a corona virus pandemic, following the widespread spread of SARS-CoV-2 in a number of countries in the world. Italy became the country outside of China with the highest number of victims. If yesterday the number was 24,747 cases, as of this afternoon there were more than 3,000 cases added, bringing the total to 27,980 infected. Meanwhile, the death toll due to corona in Italy recorded 2,158 deaths.
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