COVID-19 Update As Of February 25: 49.447 New Cases, 573.955 Active Cases

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JAKARTA - The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) released the latest additional positive cases of COVID-19 as of today. A total of 484.532 specimens were examined today. As a result, there were 49.447 new positive cases of COVID-19.

"The total accumulation of positive cases since COVID-19 was discovered in Indonesia has reached 5.457.775 people and active cases have fallen by 12.158 to 573.955 cases," said Ministry of Health data, Friday, February 25.

Cases recovered on the day increased by 61.361 people, bringing the total to 4.736.234 people recovered. Then, positive confirmed cases who died increased by 244 cases and a total of 147.586 people.

The province with the newest cases was in West Java with 11.040 cases and a total of 983.762 cases. Followed by East Java which has 5.729 new cases with a total of 521.905 cases. Central Java had 4.927 new cases and a total of 563.464 cases. DKI Jakarta has 4.524 new cases and a total of 1.158.907 cases.

Banten has the province with the most recovered cases today, with an additional 22.667 recovered cases. Followed by West Java with an increase of 10.524 recovered cases, DKI Jakarta with an additional 8.048 recovered cases, and East Java with an additional 6.207 recovered cases.

In addition, the number of specimens that have been examined using RT-PCR, TCM, and antigens reached 83.442.770.

"Positive results per number of people examined or the positivity rate of people this week was 17.42 percent," he wrote.

The number of people suspected of contracting COVID-19 or who are currently categorized as suspected cases was recorded at 31.895 people. Currently, 34 provinces have had cases of COVID-19.

Furthermore, there are currently 190.531.114 people who have received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccination and 143.280.295 the second dose of vaccination. Then, the third dose of vaccination was 9.542.165. Meanwhile, the target for vaccination in Indonesia is 208.265.720 people.