COVID-19 Update As Of September 12: New Cases 3,779, Healed 9,401

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Health released the latest additional positive cases of COVID-19 as of today. The cumulative total cases amounted to 4,167,511 people. Meanwhile, new cases per day reached 3,779 people.

Meanwhile, the number of recovered cases today increased by 9,401 people, bringing the total to 3,918,753 people recovered. Meanwhile, positive confirmed cases who died increased by 188 people and a total of 138,889 people.

Meanwhile, the province with the newest cases was in West Java with 567 new cases and a total of 698,657. Followed by East Java with 367 new cases and a total of 390,646 cases. Then, DKI Jakarta had 306 new cases and a total of 854,742.

Then, North Sumatra has 281 new cases and a total of 101,749 cases. Furthermore, Central Java has 168 new cases and a total of 477,203 cases. Followed by East Kalimantan with 166 cases and the cumulative cases reached 154,589.

It was also reported that four provinces reported the addition of new cases under 10, namely Bengkulu and West Papua with 9 cases each, Gorontalo and North Maluku with 7 cases each, and Maluku with 3 cases.

The province with the most recovered cases today belongs to Central Java with an increase of 2,004 cases. Then, followed by West Java with 978 recovered cases, East Java with 614 cases, DI Yogyakarta 446, East Kalimantan 375, Bali 333, and DKI Jakarta 319.

"The highest death cases are in East Java with 31 people. Followed by Bali with 17 people. Then, Central Java, North Sumatra, and East Kalimantan with 14 people each. DKI Jakarta and Aceh also have 11 people each", according to data from the Ministry of Health, Sunday, August 12.

In addition, the number of specimens that have been examined per day is 198,052. Meanwhile, cumulatively it reached 34,748,917. As for the details, 24,019,576 were examined by RT-PCR, 231,872 by the TMC method, and 10,497,469 people were tested for antigen.

"For the number of people suspected of contracting COVID-19 or who are currently categorized as suspected cases, it is recorded at 258,210 people", he said.

Then, the weekly positivity rate for people from September 5 to 11, 2021 is 4.23 percent. While the daily positivity rate is 3.05 percent.

Currently, 517,475 people have received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccination and the total has reached 72,766,195, and 200,394 people have been vaccinated for the second dose, the cumulative total has reached 41,734,734.

While the third dose of vaccination was 3,105 and the total was 778,830. Meanwhile, the vaccination target reached 208,265,720 people.