The death toll in West Nusa Tenggara province is recorded at 794 people, or two percent of the Covid-19 infected population. Over the past week, the weekly death trend has remained within the range of 2.8-2.9 percent. However, this mortality ratio is higher than two weeks prior, which was at 2.7 percent.
Compared to other provinces, this province's death rate ranks 16th. The majority of those who died were over 60 years old (46.5 percent). This is followed by 34.6 percent aged 46-59 years, 12.2 percent aged 31-45 years, three percent aged 19-30 years, 1.8 percent aged 0-5 years, and 1.4 percent aged 6-18 years.
In Covid-19 distribution statistics released by the Covid-19 Task Force this Tuesday morning, September 28, 2021, residents who died from Covid-19 in West Nusa Tenggara were diagnosed with comorbidities. Predominantly, 14.3 percent had a history of diabetes mellitus.
During initial examinations, those infected with Covid-19 in this region reported primary symptoms such as cough, shortness of breath, fever, and sore throat.
The latest cumulative number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in West Nusa Tenggara has reached 27,325. The number of recovered residents in this province is 26,204 (96.01 percent).