After The 2023 New Year Celebration, Positive COVID-19 Rose 300 Cases

The COVID-19 Handling Task Force (Satgas) said positive cases of COVID-19 increased by 366 cases in early 2023, bringing the total to 6,720,181 cases as of Sunday at 12.00 WIB.

Data from the task force received by Antara in Jakarta, Sunday, stated that the highest number of positive cases occurred in DKI Jakarta as many as 130 cases, then West Java 72 cases, East Java 35 cases, Banten 32 cases, and Central Java 23 cases.

Although quite low, the addition of positive cases is still followed by an increasing trend of death cases. As of today, seven people have died from COVID-19. The total number of people who died was 160,619 people.

However, active cases fell by 294 cases. There are 9,577 cases throughout Indonesia.

The task force data also stated that 6,549,985 patients had been declared cured of COVID-19. After adding 653 patients. With the most addition details, there were 313 patients in DKI Jakarta, then West Java 86 patients, East Java 52 patients, Yogyakarta Special Region 43 patients, and Lampung 39 patients.

The Task Force also said that 18,735 specimens had been examined in all laboratories. However, 1,158 people were declared suspected of having COVID-19.

Meanwhile, data from the task force regarding the number of people who received the COVID-19 vaccination today has not been seen to have increased.

Previously, the Spokesperson for the Indonesian Ministry of Health Mohammad Syahril said the government's decision to end the Implementation of Restrictions on Community Activities (PPKM) was a sign that the pandemic in Indonesia was in very controlled condition.

"Even though the PPKM has been revoked, all parties need to remember that both the world and Indonesia are still in a pandemic atmosphere. In line with the statement by the World Health Organization (WHO) which said that if the pandemic had not ended, then the sign would end, so we must remain vigilant," he said.

He said PPKM was one of the strategies in efforts to prevent COVID-19. This is because the COVID-19 pandemic situation in Indonesia is very under control, namely marked by the rate of cases below 1,000 and this month there has been no very significant increase, including the number of hospitalizations and deaths.

In addition, community antibodies to the Corona virus based on the survey sero have reached an average of 98.5 percent. The indicator shows that the Indonesian nation already has immunity through vaccination and infection.

"Nevertheless, the public needs to remain alert to the possibility of a spike in cases in the future which is influenced by the emergence of new variants of the Corona virus," he said.