COVID-19 Update As Of 9 December: 220 New Cases, 5,278 Active Cases

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) released the latest additional positive cases of COVID-19 as of today. A total of 360,501 specimens were examined with the result that there were 220 new positive cases of COVID-19.

"The total accumulation of positive cases since COVID-19 was discovered in Indonesia has reached 4,258,560 people and 5,278 active cases," said Ministry of Health data, Thursday, December 9.

Today's recovered cases increased by 296 cases, bringing the total to 4,109,364 people recovered. Then, the positive confirmed cases who died increased by 9 people and a total of 143,918 people.

The province with the most new cases was in West Java with 45 cases and a total of 708,234 cases. Followed by DKI Jakarta with 36 new cases with a total of 864,300 cases. East Java has 30 new cases and a total of 399,666 cases. Then, Central Java with 16 new cases and a total of 486,583 cases.

The province with the most recovered cases today belongs to DKI Jakarta with an additional 75 recovered cases. Followed by Central Java with an additional 44 recovered cases, West Java with an additional 36 recovered cases, and East Java with an additional 25 recovered cases.

There are 10 provinces that reported no new cases today, namely Aceh, West Sumatra, Jambi, Riau, Bengkulu, Riau Islands, Southeast Sulawesi, Gorontalo, West Sulawesi and Maluku. In addition, the number of specimens that have been examined using RT-PCR, TCM, and antigens reached 57,266,941.

"Positive results per number of people examined or the positivity rate of people this week is 0.14 percent," he wrote.

The number of people suspected of contracting COVID-19 or currently categorized as suspected cases is 5,203 people. Currently, 34 provinces have had cases of COVID-19.

So far, 144,446,324 people have received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccination and 101,149,509 people have received the second dose of vaccination.

While the third dose of vaccination was 1,250,506. Meanwhile, the target for vaccination in Indonesia is 208,265,720 people.