Update On COVID-19 As Of November 13: A Record Of 5,444 New Cases After 2 Weeks Of Long Holiday

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JAKARTA - The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) releases the latest additional positive cases of COVID-19 today. A total of 42,333 specimens were examined today. As a result, there were 5,444 new positive cases of COVID-19.

This figure is a record of new cases in one day. The spike in new cases occurred after two weeks of a long holiday at the end of last October. Previously, the record for new cases was recorded on October 8 with 4,850 cases.

"The total accumulation of positive cases since COVID-19 was discovered in Indonesia has reached 457,753 people," the Ministry of Health was quoted as saying, Friday, November 13.

Today's cases increased by 3,010, so that a total of 385,094 people recovered. Then, the confirmed positive cases who died increased by 104 people and a total of 15,037 people.

The province with the most new cases is Central Java with an increase of 1,362 cases and a total of 41,150 cases. Second, DKI Jakarta with 1,362 new cases and a total of 116,207 cases. DKI Jakarta is also the province with the most accumulated cases in Indonesia.

Followed by West Java, which has 801 new cases with a total of 43,373 cases. East Kalimantan has 277 new cases and a total of 16,661 cases. Then, East Java has 239 new cases and a total of 55,814 cases.

The province with the most cases recovered today belongs to DKI Jakarta with an increase of 977 recovered cases. Followed by West Java with an increase of 380 recovered cases, East Kalimantan with an increase of 340 recovered cases, and Central Java with an increase of 324 recovered cases.

Then, there is 1 province that reported having no new cases today. The province is Gorontalo.

In addition, the number of specimens examined reached 4,981,291. In detail, as many as 4,890,914 specimens were examined using real time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and 90,377 using molecular rapid tests (TCM).

"The number of positive results per number of specimens examined (positivity rate) was 14.1 percent," he wrote.

Finally, the number of people suspected of having contracted COVID-19 or who are currently categorized as suspected cases, was recorded at 58,896. Currently, 505 districts / cities from 34 provinces have had COVID-19 cases.