310 Districts / Cities Have Active Covid-19 Cases Below 50

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JAKARTA - The Task Force for Handling COVID-19 said that there are 310 districts / cities, out of a total of 514 districts / cities, that have active COVID-19 cases under 50 cases. Active cases are people who have confirmed positive and are still undergoing independent isolation or being treated in hospital.

"As of September 6, there are 310 districts / cities or 60.31 percent of regions that have active cases below 50. This is an achievement," said Wiku Adisasmito, spokesman for the COVID-19 Task Force in his statement on the Youtube account of the Presidential Secretariat, Tuesday, 8 September.

Then, there were 4.86 percent of districts / cities that were not affected by the cases. In addition, there were 9.63 percent who did not have active cases. So, currently there are 74 districts / cities that do not have active cases at this time.

Meanwhile, 10.51 percent of districts / cities with 51-100 active cases, 12.65 percent of districts / cities with 101-1,000 active cases.

In addition, there are 1.75 percent or 11 districts / cities that have active cases over 1,000. These areas are Bekasi City with 1,025 active cases, North Jakarta 1,043 cases, Depok City 1,043 cases.

Then, Surabaya City with 1,116 active cases, South Jakarta 1,149 cases, Central Jakarta 1,312 cases, Makassar City 1,363 cases, West Jakarta 1,372 cases, East Jakarta 1,429 cases, Medan City 1,454 cases, and Semarang City 2,591 cases.

"These 11 regencies / cities that need attention and their active cases must be suppressed so that they become even lower," said Wiku.