Update On COVID-19 As Of April 19: 35 Laboratories Active Examining Samples Of COVID-19 Patients

JAKARTA - Spokesperson for handling COVID-19 Achmad Yurianto (Yuri) said that until now there are dozens of laboratories that are active to examine samples of patients suspected of having this virus.

In addition, the government also received an additional number of reagents for the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test.

"The number of active laboratories is 35 laboratories. We are grateful that today, it is estimated that tonight, we will get additional reagents to optimize our existing laboratories and increase the number of laboratories," said Yuri in a press conference broadcast on the official BNPB YouTube account. Sunday, April 19.

This new reagent, he said, would then be distributed to all networked laboratories throughout Indonesia.

Regarding the COVID-19 case in Indonesia, Yuri said, currently, the laboratory has examined 47 thousand specimens taken through the swab method.

Of these, he explained, as many as 6,575 patients tested positive and this means there is an increase of 327 people from the previous figure.

"The confirmed cases of COVID-19 are 6,575 people. Of the positive confirmed cases, we have recovered 686 people and 582 people died," he explained.

Even though all provinces have been affected by COVID-19, however, Yurianto said, all recovery rates also occurred in all provinces. The highest recovery rate, said Yuri, was obtained by DKI Jakarta with 234 people.

Furthermore, in East Java it was reported that those who recovered reached 98 people. Then, in other provinces, such as Central Java, 51 people, West Java 45 people, and Sulawesi 43 people were declared cured.

Infographic Update on the acceleration of handling COVID-19 in Indonesia as of April 19, 2020 at 12.00 WIB. # UnitedLawanCovid19 pic.twitter.com/w7basWYUaV

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They were declared cured after carrying out laboratory tests and twice in a row showed negative results and no longer had any clinical complaints.

Meanwhile, based on reports from the Health Office (Dinkes) in districts / cities, currently, people under surveillance (ODP) are recorded at 178 thousand people.

Whereas for Patients Under Supervision (PDP), now the total is 15,646 people. "The amount of PDP is the amount we are preparing to confirm the laboratory by conducting realtime PCR checks," he said.