Update On COVID-19 As Of August 30: Positive Cases Begin To Decline

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) has released the latest data on positive cases of COVID-19 in Indonesia. Based on data as of August 30, 2,858 people tested positive for the corona virus.

"Since the first case was found in Indonesia, the accumulative total has reached 172,053 people," he was quoted as saying from the Ministry of Health's data, Sunday, August 30.

The addition of the number of positive cases today decreased when compared to yesterday's data that recovered the number above 3,000 people.

Then for cases recovered increased by 1,383 people. That way, the overall number of cured cases reached 124,185 people. Meanwhile, 82 confirmed positive cases died and a total of 7,343 people.

Referring to data from the Ministry of Health, the province with the most number of positive cases was DKI Jakarta. Around 1,094 people have been diagnosed with COVID-19. Then, followed by East Java with 466 cases and East Kalimantan with 197 positive cases.

For recovered cases, DKI Jakarta is also still in the first position in the province with the most cases recovered. Around 366 people were declared cured of COVID-19. Then, East Java with 233 people recovered and North Sumatra which stated 102 people were cured of COVID-19.

"It was also reported that 4 provinces reported no new cases today. The provinces are Jambi, Riau Islands, Central Sulawesi and Gorontalo," the data wrote.

Infographics update on the acceleration of the handling of COVID-19 in Indonesia as of August 30, 2020 at 12.00 WIB. # UniteLawanCovid19 pic.twitter.com/Q5x8QoOmb0

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There are 11 Provinces that report positive cases below the number 10. Some of them, Bangka Belitung, North Kalimantan, and East Nusa Tenggara.

Furthermore, the number of specimens examined reached 2,224,337. In detail, 2,182,544 specimens were examined using real time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and 41,793 using molecular rapid tests (TCM).

Finally, the number of people suspected of having contracted COVID-19 or who are currently categorized as suspected cases, was recorded at 77,951 people. Currently, 486 districts / cities out of 34 provinces have had COVID-19 cases.