COVID-19 Update As Of August 4th: 35.867 New Cases, Total Deaths Reach 100 Thousand Cases

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) released the latest additional positive cases of COVID-19 as of today. A total of 242.328 specimens were examined today. As a result, there were 35.867 new positive cases of COVID-19.

"The total accumulation of positive cases since COVID-19 was discovered in Indonesia has reached 3.532.567 people and 524.011 active cases", said Ministry of Health data, Wednesday, August 4.

Today's recovered cases increased by 34.251 cases, bringing the total to 2.907.920 recovered people. Then, positive confirmed cases who died increased by 1.747 people and the total was 100.636 people.

The province with the newest cases was in Central Java with 4.169 cases and a total of 397.839 cases. Followed by East Java which has 4.030 new cases with a total of 322.735 cases. West Java has 3.994 new cases and a total of 622.432 cases. Then, DKI Jakarta has 2.981 new cases and a total of 823.346 cases.

The province with the most recovered cases today belongs to Central Java with an additional 5.054 recovered cases. Followed by West Java with an increase of 5.378 recovered cases, East Java with an additional 4.192 recovered cases, and DKI Jakarta with an additional 2.471 recovered cases.

No province has reported zero new cases as of today. In addition, the number of specimens that have been examined using RT-PCR, TCM, and antigens has reached 27.100.348.

"Positive results per number of specimens examined or this week's positivity rate of 30.75 percent", he wrote.

The number of people suspected of contracting COVID-19 or who are currently categorized as suspected cases was recorded at 146.820 people. Currently, 34 provinces have had cases of COVID-19.

Furthermore, currently, there are 48.485.265 people who have received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccination and 21.436.908 the second dose of vaccination. Meanwhile, the target for vaccination in Indonesia is 208.265.720 people.