Highest COVID-19 Cases In DKI, Deputy Governor: Due To Many Tests And Crowds

Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta Ahmad Riza Patria (Photo: Diah Ayu Wardani / VOI)

JAKARTA - Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta Ahmad Riza Patria responded to the warning from the Spokesperson for the COVID-19 Handling Task Force, Wiku Adisasmito. Wiku said that DKI was the province with the largest increase in cases for three consecutive weeks.

Riza admitted that there had indeed been an increase in cases in the last few weeks. This is due to the high number of RT-PCR examinations. Moreover, currently DKI contributes 46 percent of the number of tests in Indonesia.

"Indeed, there is an increase in (cases). Indeed, DKI Jakarta is one of the provinces that continues to increase the number of PCR swab testing. Every day we reach 8,000 per day," said Riza at the City Hall of DKI, Central Jakarta, Tuesday, November 24 evening.

In addition, the increase in COVID-19 cases in the Capital City is also indicated by a long holiday period that occurred at the end of last October.

Then, there is the potential for an increase in cases of crowd impact that occurred some time ago. Some of them were crowds of the Prophet's birthday in Tebet and Petamburan areas.

"You see if it has anything to do with the crowd activities last week. Usually the impact is from the crowd. The activity will only be visible for the next one to two weeks. Hopefully there will be no new cluster," said Riza.

As is known, Wiku Adisasmito, spokesman for the COVID-19 Task Force, highlighted five provinces with the highest increase in cases this week, namely DKI Jakarta, Riau, East Java, DI Yogyakarta and Central Sulawesi.

However, Wiku gave a special warning to the Provincial Government of DKI Jakarta. This is because DKI has been in the top five provinces for weeks with the highest increase in cases.

This week, DKI experienced an increase in cases of 1,937 cases. From the accumulated cases last week of 6,600 to 8,537 this week.

"Especially for DKI Jakarta, it has been 3 weeks in a row in the top 5 that the addition of the highest weekly positive cases has been added. In fact, this week it is in the first place," in a YouTube broadcast of the Presidential Secretariat, Tuesday, November 24.

Wiku asked DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan together with local law enforcement officials to take firm action against perpetrators of violations of health protocols according to applicable regulations.

"We ask that these eight months of hard work be damaged by impatience, carelessness and indifference, both local government and society," said Wiku.