COVID-19 Update As Of August 26: New Cases 4,549, Active Cases Drop To 46,548

Illustration-COVID-19, DKI Jakarta is still the largest contributor to cases until August 21, 2022 with a total of 3,949. (Between)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Health released the latest additional positive cases of COVID-19 as of today. A total of 89,264 specimens were examined with the results of 4,549 new positive cases of COVID-19.

"The total accumulation of positive cases since COVID-19 was discovered in Indonesia has reached 6,338,906 people and active cases have decreased by 1,230 to 46,548 cases", said Ministry of Health data, Friday, August 26.

Today's recovered cases increased by 758 cases, bringing the total to 6,134,880 recovered people. Then, 21 positive confirmations died and a total of 157,478 people.

The province with the highest number of new cases was DKI Jakarta with 1,888 cases and a total of 1,38,575 cases. Followed by West Java with 953 new cases with a total of 1,162,017 cases. Banten has 493 new cases and a total of 327,585 cases. Then, East Java with 411 new cases and a total of 596,022 cases.

The province with the most recovered cases today belongs to DKI Jakarta with an additional 3,100 recovered cases. Followed by Banten with an increase of 842 recovered cases, West Java with an additional 646 recovered cases and East Java with an additional 427 recovered cases.

In addition, the number of specimens that have been examined using RT-PCR, TCM, and antigens reached 106.324,594.

"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 currently categorized as suspected cases is 5,952 people. Currently, 34 provinces have had cases of COVID-19.

To date, 203,232,296 people have received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccination and 170,832,581. people underwent a second dose of vaccination. While the third dose of vaccination was 60,081,964 and the fourth dose was 282,653. Meanwhile, the target for vaccination in Indonesia is 234,666,020 people.