Update On COVID-19 As Of March 4: New Cases 7.264, Total Cases 1.361.098

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) releases the latest additional positive cases of COVID-19 today. A total of 63.051 specimens were examined today. As a result, there were 7.264 new positive cases of COVID-19.

"The total accumulation of positive cases since COVID-19 was discovered in Indonesia has reached 1.361.098 people and as many as 147.845 active cases", quoted from the Ministry of Health data, Thursday, March 4.

Cases recovered today increased by 6.440 cases so that a total of 1.176.356 people recovered. Then, the confirmed positive cases who died increased by 176 people and a total of 36.897 people.

The province with the newest cases is in DKI Jakarta with 2.009 cases and a total of 345.816 cases. Followed by West Java, which has 1.731 new cases with a total of 218.154 cases. Central Java has 591 new cases and a total of 155.808 cases. Then, East Kalimantan has 512 new cases and a total of 56.999 cases.

The province with the most cases recovered today belongs to DKI Jakarta with an increase of 1.733 recovered cases. Followed by West Java with an increase of 1.217 recovered cases, Central Java with an increase of 708 recovered cases, and East Java with an increase of 498 recovered cases.

No province reported having zero cases as of today. Provinces that report cases under 10 are West Nusa Tenggara, North Maluku, Southeast Sulawesi, and West Sulawesi.

In addition, the number of specimens examined by the RT-PCR method reached 11.004.843. Meanwhile, the specimens examined using the antigen rapid test were 7.329.345.

"The cumulative positive results per number of people examined or a positivity rate of 18.6 percent", he wrote.

For the number of people suspected of having contracted COVID-19 or who are currently categorized as suspected cases, it was recorded at 67.095 people. Currently, 510 districts/cities from 34 provinces have COVID-19 cases.

Furthermore, currently, there are 2.286.123 people who have received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccination and 1.100.228 vaccines for the second dose. Meanwhile, the total vaccination targets reached 40.349.051 people.