COVID-19 Update As Of August 25: New Cases Of 5,214, DKI Jakarta With The Most With 2,389 Followed By West Java

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JAKARTA - The Ministry of Health released the latest additional positive cases of COVID-19 as of today. A total of 99,226 specimens were examined today. As a result, there were 5,214 new positive cases of COVID-19.

"The total accumulation of positive cases since COVID-19 was discovered in Indonesia has reached 6,334,357 and active cases have fallen by 585 to 47,778", said Ministry of Health data, Thursday, August 25.

Today's recovered cases increased by 5,780 people, bringing the total to 6,129,122 recovered. Then, the number of positive confirmed cases who died increased by 19 cases and the total was 157,457 people.

The province with the newest cases is DKI Jakarta with 2,389 cases and a total of 1,385,687 cases. Followed by West Java which has 1,135 new cases with a total of 1,161,064 cases. Banten has 571 new cases and a total of 327,092 cases. East Java has 414 new cases and a total of 595,611 cases.

The province with the most recovered cases today belongs to DKI Jakarta with an additional 3,083 recovered cases. Followed by West Java with an increase of 1,222 recovered cases, East Java with an additional 406 recovered cases, and Banten with an additional 372 recovered cases.

In addition, the number of specimens that have been examined using RT-PCR, TCM, and antigens has reached 106,235,330.

"Positive results per number of people examined or the positivity rate of people this week was 11.87 percent", he wrote.

The number of people suspected of contracting COVID-19 or who are currently categorized as suspected cases was recorded at 6,387 people. Currently, 34 provinces have had cases of COVID-19.

Furthermore, currently, 203,198,108 people have received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccination and 170,801,764 of the second dose of vaccination. Then, the third dose of vaccination was 59,943,022 and the fourth dose was 281,555. Meanwhile, the target for vaccination in Indonesia is 234,666,020 people.