Balikpapan Tops List of COVID-19 Deaths in East Kalimantan

In East Kalimantan, Balikpapan ranks first in the number of COVID-19 deaths.

As of Wednesday, July 7th, a total of 692 deaths were recorded. This figure represents an increase from the previous 635 deaths. This means that there has been an increase of 57 deaths in the last nine days. The average number of COVID-19 deaths in East Kalimantan province is 194.3, with the highest number at 692 and the lowest at 10.

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This area, covering 504 square kilometers, reported 20,150 COVID-19 cases, 17,110 recovered patients, and 692 deaths. The total number of COVID-19 cases in this region is the highest in East Kalimantan province.

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To prevent the spread of COVID-19, according to data from the Ministry of Health, as of Thursday, July 8th, vaccination coverage had reached 106.74% for the first phase of healthcare workers and 96.99% for the second phase of health workers. The government aims to vaccinate 40.35 million people in phases 1 and 2.

At the provincial level, the latest COVID-19 infections by age group as of Wednesday, July 7th, show the largest number of cases in the adult group (31-45 years old) at 26,830. Following this are the youth group (19-30 years old) with 21,820 cases, early elderly (46-59 years old) with 15,560 cases, children (6-18 years old) with 7,158 cases, and the elderly (over 60 years old) with 5,679 cases. The smallest number of cases is in the toddler group (0-5 years old) with 2,401 cases.

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