661 People Died Due to Dengue Fever During 2020

Suara.com – Ministry of Health The Republic of Indonesia released data on cases of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DBD) latest. Until the 49th week, there were 95,893 Indonesians infected with dengue with the number of deaths reaching 661 people.

Currently, DHF cases have spread in 472 districts / cities in 34 provinces with cases of dengue deaths occurring in 219 districts / cities.

Meanwhile, the five districts / cities with the highest DHF cases are Buleleng with 3,313 people, Badung 2,547 people, Bandung City 2,363 people, Sikka 1,786 people, and Gianyar 1,717 people.

As of 30 November 2020, there were 51 additional new dengue cases and one additional dengue death case.

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As many as 73.35 percent or 377 districts / cities have reached an Incident Rate (IR) of less than 49 / 100,000 population.

Director of Prevention and Control of Vector Infectious and Zoonotic Diseases of the Indonesian Ministry of Health, Didi Budijanto said that in addition to the Covid-19 pandemic cases continuing to increase, Indonesia is currently also struggling against dengue cases.

He also appealed to the public to implement the 3M Plus Mosquito Nest Eradication (PSN). The first M is to drain water reservoirs such as bathtubs, jugs, water toren, drums and other water reservoirs.

“The walls of the tub and water reservoir must also be scrubbed to clean and dispose of mosquito eggs that stick closely to the wall,” Didi said in his statement as quoted on the official website of the Indonesian Ministry of Health, Friday (12/4/2020).

The next step is to close tightly the water reservoirs such as bathtubs and drums. Closing can also be interpreted as the activity of burying used goods in the ground so that there is no standing water, because it has the potential to become a nest for mosquitoes.

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The third method is to reuse waste of used goods with economic value (recycling), with the recommendation to reuse or recycle used items that have the potential to become a breeding ground for dengue mosquitoes.

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