Update On COVID-19 As Of July 28: The Number Heals Nearly Two Times From New Cases

JAKARTA - Based on data from the Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) as of July 28 at 12.00 WIB, 22,563 specimens have been examined with positive confirmed cases reaching 1,748 people.

"The total accumulation of positive cases since COVID-19 was discovered in Indonesia has reached 102,051 people," the Ministry of Health was quoted as saying, Tuesday, July 28.

The number of cases recovered per day is almost double the number of new cases. Cases recovered today increased by 2,366 people with a total of 60,539 cases recovered. Meanwhile, 63 confirmed positive cases died and a total of 4,901 people.

The province with the most new cases is DKI Jakarta with 409 new cases and a total of 19,995 cases. Then, East Java with 313 new cases and a total of 21,125 cases. East Java is also the province with the most accumulated cases in Indonesia.

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Furthermore, Central Java has 185 new cases with a total of 8,870 cases. South Sulawesi with 132 new cases and a total of 9,123 cases. West Java with 128 new cases and a total of 6,218 cases. Then, South Kalimantan has 93 new cases and a total of 5,782 cases.

The province with the most cases recovered today belongs to West Java with an increase of 627 recovered cases. Followed by East Java with an increase of 401 recovered cases, DKI Jakarta with an increase of 376 recovered cases, and Central Java with an increase of 220 recovered cases.

Then, there are 5 provinces that reported having no new cases today. The provinces are Bangka Belitung, Jambi, Southeast Sulawesi, Lampung, and East Nusa Tenggara.

In addition, the number of specimens examined reached 1,417,322. In detail, a total of 1,384,975 specimens were examined using real time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and 32,347 using a molecular rapid test (TCM).

"Today there are 18 labs that have not reported the PCR examination results, which are in the City of Pangkal Pinang, Jambi, Medan, Pontianak, Kupang, Jayapura, Purwokerto, Bogor, Jakarta, Surabaya, Gresik, Kediri, Bondowoso, Bangkalan, Probolinggo, Lampung, Sorong, Manokwar, "he wrote.

Finally, for the number of people suspected of having contracted COVID-19 or who are currently categorized as suspected cases, it was recorded at 46,648 people. Meanwhile, the number of areas affected by the corona virus has reached 471 districts / cities out of 34 affected provinces in Indonesia.