COVID-19 Update As Of November 8: 244 New Cases, Active Cases Under 10 Thousand

ILLUSTRA TION

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) released the latest additional positive cases of COVID-19 as of today. A total of 188,597 specimens were examined with the result that there were 244 new positive cases of COVID-19.

"The total accumulation of positive cases since COVID-19 was discovered in Indonesia has reached 4,248,409 people and 9,774 active cases," said Ministry of Health data, Monday, November 8.

Today's recovered cases increased by 21,283 cases, bringing the total to 4,095,078 people recovered. Then, the positive confirmed cases who died increased by 12 people and a total of 143,557 people.

The province with the most new cases was in DI Yogyakarta with 33 cases and a total of 156,151 cases. Followed by East Java with 132 new cases with a total of 398,659 cases. DKI Jakarta has 29 new cases and a total of 706,552 cases. Then, Central Java with 23 new cases and a total of 485,540 cases.

The province with the most recovered cases today belongs to North Kalimantan with an additional 631 recovered cases. Followed by West Java with an additional 111 recovered cases, DKI Jakarta with an additional 79 recovered cases, and Central Java with an additional 77 recovered cases.

There are 9 provinces that reported no new cases today, namely Jambi, Bengkulu, Riau Islands, North Sulawesi, Gorontalo, West Sulawesi, Maluku and North Maluku. In addition, the number of specimens that have been examined using RT-PCR, TCM, and antigens has reached 48,569,402.

"Positive results per number of people examined or the positivity rate of people this week is 0.35 percent," he wrote.

The number of people suspected of contracting COVID-19 or currently categorized as suspected cases is 2,486 people. Currently, 34 provinces have had cases of COVID-19.

To date, 125,394,487 people have received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccination and 79212,475 people have received the second dose of vaccination.

While the third dose of vaccination was 1,167,214. Meanwhile, the target for vaccination in Indonesia is 208,265,720 people.