Update On COVID-19 As Of August 3: Recovery Rate Reaches 62 Percent

Illustrations (Irfan Meidianto / VOI)

JAKARTA - Based on data from the Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) as of August 3 at 12.00 WIB, as many as 14,728 specimens have been examined with confirmed positive cases reaching 1,679 people.

"The total accumulation of positive cases since COVID-19 was discovered in Indonesia reached 113,134 people," he was quoted as saying from data from the Ministry of Health, Monday, August 3.

Today's cases increased by 1,262 with a total of 70,237 recovered cases. When calculated, the accumulated percentage of cured cases has reached 62 percent. Meanwhile, 66 positive confirmed cases died and a total of 5,302 people.

The province with the most new cases is East Java with 478 new cases and a total of 22,982 cases. East Java is also the province with the most accumulated cases in Indonesia.

Furthermore, DKI Jakarta has 472 new cases with a total of 22,616 cases. South Sulawesi with 97 new cases and a total of 9,744 cases. Central Java with 95 new cases and a total of 9,827 cases. Then, North Sulawesi has 78 new cases and a total of 2,746 cases.

The province with the most cases recovered today belongs to East Java with an increase of 466 recovered cases. Followed by DKI Jakarta with an additional 138 recovered cases, Central Java with an additional 110 recovered cases, and South Kalimantan with an additional 92 recovered cases.

Then, there are 10 provinces that reported no new cases today. The provinces are Beblkulu, Jambi, West Kalimantan, North Kalimantan, Riau Islands, Central Sulawesi, Maluku, West Papua, Papua, and East Nusa Tenggara.

In addition, the number of specimens examined reached 1,552,141. In detail, as many as 1,518,462 specimens were examined using real time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and 33,679 using molecular rapid tests (TCM).

"Today there are 43 laboratories that have not reported the PCR examination results, which are in Manado, Jakarta, Bandung, Teluk Bintuni, Maros, Cirebon, Bandar Lampung, Yogyakarta, Subang, Medan, Mamuju, Gresik, Sorong, Tanah Grogot, Batam, Tarakan, Manokwari, Surabaya, Samarinda, Pekanbaru, Mojokerto, Bandung, "he wrote.

Finally, the number of people suspected of having contracted COVID-19 or who are currently categorized as suspected cases was 77,572 people. Meanwhile, the number of areas affected by the corona virus has reached 479 districts / cities out of 34 affected provinces in Indonesia.