COVID-19 Update As Of August 14: New Cases 20,813, Healed 30,361

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Health released the latest additional positive cases of COVID-19 as of today. The cumulative total of cases stands at 3,854,354 since the first cases were announced on March 2. Meanwhile, new cases per day reached 20,813 people.

Meanwhile, the number of recovered cases today increased by 30,361 people, bringing the total to 3,351,959 recovered. Meanwhile, positive confirmed cases who died increased by 1,222 people and a total of 117,588 people.

Meanwhile, the province with the newest cases was in Central Java with 4,144 new cases and a total of 447,123. Followed by East Java with 1,725 new cases and a total of 358,038 cases. Then, West Java had 1,299 new cases and a total of 655,040.

Then, North Sumatra with the addition of 1,246 new cases and the total cases reached 81,405. Then, DKI Jakarta has 1,182 cases and a total of 840,842 cases. Furthermore, Bali with 1,071 new cases and a total of 96,027 cases.

It was also reported that four provinces reported the addition of new cases under 100, namely Bengkulu 77 cases, Gorontalo 76, West Papua 68, North Maluku 14 cases, and Maluku 4 cases.

The province with the most recovered cases today belongs to Central Java with an increase of 4,125 cases. Then, followed by East Java 3,545 cases recovered, West Java 2,099 cases, Bali 2,046 cases, East Kalimantan 1,707, and East Nusa Tenggara 1,420.

"The highest death cases were in East Java with 431 people. Followed by Central Java with 309 people, East Java with 230, DI Yogyakarta with 81, and East Kalimantan with 63 people," according to data from the Ministry of Health, Sunday, August 15.

In addition, the number of specimens that have been examined per day is 159,178. Meanwhile, cumulatively it reached 29,347,868. As for the details, 21,756,198 were examined by RT-PCR, 219,936 by the TMC method and 7,371,734 antigens.

"For the number of people suspected of being infected with COVID-19 or currently categorized as suspected cases, it is recorded at 300,912 people", he said.

Then, the weekly positivity rate for people from August 8 to 14, 2021 is 21.72 percent. While the daily positivity rate is 23.19 percent.

Currently, people who have received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccination have increased by 361,481 people and the total has reached 53,573,831 people, and the second dose of vaccination is 243,503 people, the cumulative total is 28,037,059 people. Meanwhile, the vaccination target reached 208,256,720 people.