Update On COVID-19 As Of 6 August: Indonesia Ranks 23 Countries With The Most Cases

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JAKARTA - Based on data from the Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) as of August 6 at 12.00 WIB, 29,375 specimens have been examined, with confirmed positive cases reaching 1,882 people.

"The total accumulation of positive cases since COVID-19 was discovered in Indonesia has reached 118,753 people," the Ministry of Health was quoted as saying, Thursday, August 6.

As of today, Indonesia ranks 23 countries with the highest number of cumulative cases in the world. Meanwhile, Indonesia ranks the second country with the most cases in Southeast Asia. This data is seen from the site worldometers.info.

Then, the cases recovered today increased by 1,756, so that a total of 75,645 people recovered. Then, 69 confirmed positive cases died and a total of 5,521 people.

The province with the most new cases is in DKI Jakarta with 556 new cases and a total of 23,936 cases. Then, East Java with 286 new cases and a total of 24,115 cases. East Java is also the province with the most accumulated cases in Indonesia.

Furthermore, South Sulawesi had 182 new cases with a total of 10,169 cases. Central Java with 115 new cases and a total of 10,151 cases. North Sumatra with 86 new cases and a total of 4,477 cases. Then, West Java has 83 new cases and a total of 6,995 cases.

The province with the most cases recovered today belongs to East Java with an increase of 465 recovered cases. Followed by DKI Jakarta with an additional 246 recovered cases, Gorontalo with an additional 121 recovered cases, and South Sumatra with an additional 94 recovered cases.

Then, there are 5 provinces that reported no new cases today. The provinces are Bangka Belitung, Jambi, Riau Islands, Central Sulawesi, and East Nusa Tenggara.

In addition, the number of specimens examined reached 1,633,156. In detail, a total of 1,598,268 specimens were examined using real time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and 34,888 using a molecular rapid test (TCM).

"Today there are 53 labs that have not reported the results of PCR examinations, which are in Banda Aceh, Surabaya, Mataram, Batam, Manado, Bandung, Jakarta, Bogor, Bekasi, Teluk Bintuni, Samarinda, Yogyakarta,

Bengkulu, Kudus, Tanah Bumbu, Medan, Mamuju, Semarang, Sidoarjo, Gresik, Jember, Sorong, Tanah Grogot, Bandar Lampung, Tarakan, Cilacap, Depok, Banjarmasin, Balikpapan, Tanah Bumbu, Pekanbaru, Palembang, "he wrote.

Finally, the number of people suspected of having contracted COVID-19 or who are currently categorized as suspected cases was 91,219. Meanwhile, the number of areas affected by the corona virus has reached 479 districts / cities out of 34 affected provinces in Indonesia.