COVID-19 Update As Of August 17: 1,821 New Cases, Total 1.9 Million Specimens Examined

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JAKARTA - The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) releases the latest additional positive cases of COVID-19 today. A total of 12,453 specimens were examined today. As a result, there were 1,821 new positive cases of COVID-19.

The number of specimens that have been examined has reached 1,900,668. In detail, 1,862,323 specimens were examined using real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and 38,345 using molecular rapid tests (TCM).

"The total accumulation of positive cases since COVID-19 was discovered in Indonesia reached 141,370 people," he was quoted as saying from data from the Ministry of Health, Monday, August 17.

Then, the cases recovered today increased by 1,355, so that a total of 94,458 people recovered. Then, the positive confirmed cases who died increased by 57 people and a total of 6,207 people.

The province with the most new cases was in DKI Jakarta with 552 new cases and a total of 29,952 cases. DKI Jakarta is also the province with the most accumulated cases in Indonesia.

Furthermore, East Java has 336 new cases with a total of 28,239 cases. Aceh with 168 new cases and a total of 8,275 cases. East Kalimantan with 116 new cases and a total of 2,485 cases. Then, South Sulawesi has 97 new cases and a total of 11,148 cases.

The province with the most cases recovered today belongs to East Java with an increase of 416 recovered cases. Followed by DKI Jakarta with an additional 209 recovered cases, South Kalimantan with an additional 126 recovered cases, and South Sulawesi with an additional 87 recovered cases.

Then, there are 3 provinces that reported having no new cases today. The provinces are Bengkulu, West Kalimantan, East Nusa Tenggara.

"Today there are 66 laboratories that have not reported the results of PCR examinations, which are in the cities of Jakarta, Semarang, Jambi, Solo, Mataram, Batam, Manado, Bandung, Kupang, Bekasi, Samarinda, Banda Aceh, Cirebon, Subang, Kediri, Bangkalan, Bandar Lampung, Denpasar, Cilacap, Cirebon, Balikpapan, Tanah Bumbu, Pekanbaru, Ternate, Medan, Kendal, Tanjung Pinang, Surabaya, Bogor, Lubuk Linggau, South Tangerang, "he wrote.

Finally, the number of people suspected of having contracted COVID-19 or who are currently categorized as suspected cases, was recorded at 78,659 people. Currently, 483 districts / cities out of 34 provinces have cases of COVID-19.