COVID-19 Update As Of May 18: New Cases 327, Active Cases 3,844

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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 152,172 specimens were examined with the results of 327 new positive cases of COVID-19.

"The total accumulation of positive cases since COVID-19 was discovered in Indonesia has reached 6,051,532 people and active cases have fallen by 54 to 3,844 cases," said Ministry of Health data, Wednesday, May 18.

Today's recovered cases increased by 364 cases, bringing the total to 5,891,190 recovered people. Then, positive confirmation that 17 died and a total of 156,498 people.

The province with the highest new cases was DKI Jakarta with 113 cases and a total of 1,249,367 cases. Followed by West Java with 42 new cases with a total of 1,106,127 cases. East Java has 36 new cases and a total of 575,966 cases. Then, Central Java with 32 new cases and a total of 627,437 cases.

The province with the most recovered cases today belongs to West Java with an additional 121 recovered cases. Followed by DKI Jakarta with an additional 10 recovered cases, Central Java with an additional 45 recovered cases, and East Java with an additional 26 recovered cases.

In addition, the number of specimens that have been examined using RT-PCR, TCM, and antigens reached 97,722,989.

"Positive results per number of people examined or the positivity rate of people this week is 0.34 percent," he wrote.

The number of people suspected of contracting COVID-19 or currently categorized as suspected cases is 4,809 people. Currently, 34 provinces have had cases of COVID-19.

So far, 199,715,445 people have received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccination and 166,406,981 people have received the second dose of vaccination.

While the third dose of vaccination was 43,014,780. Meanwhile, the target for vaccination in Indonesia is 208,265,720 people.