COVID-19 Update As Of December 15: 205 New Cases, 4,864 Active Cases

PIXABAY ILLUSTRATION

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Health released the latest additional positive cases of COVID-19 as of today. A total of 309,133 specimens were examined with the result that there were 205 new positive cases of COVID-19.

"The total accumulation of positive cases since COVID-19 was discovered in Indonesia has reached 4,259,644 people and 4,864 active cases", according to data from the Ministry of Health, Wednesday, December 15.

Today's recovered cases increased by 237 cases, bringing the total to 4,110,811 recovered people. Then, the positive confirmed cases who died increased by 9 people and a total of 143,969 people.

The province with the newest cases was in West Java with 52 cases and a total of 708,448 cases. Followed by Central Java with 29 new cases with a total of 486,687 cases. East Java with 28 new cases and a total of 399,797 cases. Then, DKI Jakarta with 23 new cases and a total of 864,449 cases.

The province with the most recovered cases today belongs to West Java with an additional 57 recovered cases. Followed by Central Java with an increase of 33 recovered cases, DKI Jakarta with an additional 27 recovered cases, and East Java with an additional 25 recovered cases.

There are 6 provinces that reported no new cases today, namely West Sumatra, Bengkulu, Southeast Sulawesi, West Sulawesi, Maluku, and North Maluku. In addition, the number of specimens that have been examined using RT-PCR, TCM, and antigens reached 59,039,281.

"Positive results per number of people tested or this week's positivity rate of 0.09 percent", he wrote.

The number of people suspected of contracting COVID-19 or who are currently categorized as suspected cases was recorded at 4,198 people. Currently, 34 provinces have had cases of COVID-19.

So far, 148,344,215 people have received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccination and 104,522,156 people have received the second dose of vaccination.

It was recorded that the third dose of vaccination was followed by 1,263,846 people. Meanwhile, the target for vaccination in Indonesia is 208,265,720 people.