Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), better known as the Corona virus, is a new type of coronavirus that is transmitted to humans. This virus can attack anyone, such as the elderly (elderly), adults, children and babies, including pregnant women and nursing mothers.
Corona virus infection is called COVID-19 (Corona Virus Disease 2019) and was first discovered in the city of Wuhan, China at the end of December 2019. This virus is spreading very quickly and has spread to almost all countries, including Indonesia, in just a few months.
This has led several countries to implement policies to impose lockdowns in order to prevent the spread of the Corona virus. In Indonesia itself, a Large-Scale Social Restriction (PSBB) policy was implemented to reduce the spread of this virus.
Coronavirus is a collection of viruses that can infect the respiratory system. In most cases, this virus causes only minor respiratory infections, such as the flu. However, this virus can also cause severe respiratory infections, such as lung infections (pneumonia).
This virus is transmitted through sputum droplets from the respiratory tract, for example when in a crowded closed room with poor air circulation or direct contact with droplets.
Apart from the SARS-CoV-2 virus or Corona virus, viruses that are also included in this group are the viruses that cause Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and the viruses that cause Middle-East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS). Even though it is caused by a virus from the same group, namely the coronavirus, COVID-19 has several differences from SARS and MERS, including in terms of the speed of spread and the severity of symptoms.
Death Rate Due to Corona Virus (COVID-19)
The Corona virus that causes COVID-19 can attack anyone. According to data released by the Task Force for the Acceleration of Handling COVID-19 of the Republic of Indonesia, the number of confirmed positive cases as of December 21, 2020 is 664,930 people with a death toll of 19,880. The case fatality rate due to COVID-19 is around 3%.
When viewed from the percentage of mortality rates divided by age group, the 46-59 year age group has a higher percentage of mortality than other age groups.
Meanwhile, based on gender, 56.6% of sufferers who died from COVID-19 were male and the remaining 43.4% were women.
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