COVID-19 Update as of September 15: New Cases of 2,651, Healing Increases by 3,915

ILUSTRASI ANTARA

JAKARTA - The Task Force for Handling COVID-19 released the latest additional positive cases of COVID-19 as of today. A total of 69,035 specimens were examined with the result that there were 2,651 new positive cases of COVID-19.

"The total accumulation of positive cases since COVID-19 was discovered in Indonesia has reached 6,402,686 people and active cases have fallen by 1,285 to 29,126 cases", said data from the COVID-19 Task Force, Thursday, September 15.

Today's recovered cases increased by 3,915 people, bringing the total to 6,215,711 people recovered. Then, the number of positive confirmed cases who died increased by 21 cases and the total was 157,849 people.

The province with the newest cases is DKI Jakarta with 1,116 cases and a total of 1,414,292 cases. Followed by West Java with 492 new cases with a total of 1,174,822 cases. East Java with 268 new cases and a total of 602 cases. Banten with 240 new cases and a total of 334,536 cases.

The province with the most recovered cases today belongs to DKI Jakarta with an additional 1,626 recovered cases. Followed by West Java with an increase of 1,344 recovered cases, East Java with an additional 256 recovered cases, and Banten with an additional 175 recovered cases.

In addition, the number of specimens that have been examined using RT-PCR, TCM, and antigens reached 107,785,960.

"Positive results per number of people examined or the positivity rate of people this week is 9.57 percent", it wrote.

The number of people suspected of contracting COVID-19 or currently categorized as suspected cases was recorded at 5,101 people. Currently, 34 provinces have had cases of COVID-19.

To date, 204,232,501 people have received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccination and 170,843,370 people have received the second dose of vaccination.

While the third dose of vaccination was 62,173,952 people and the fourth dose was 515,178 people. Meanwhile, the target for vaccination in Indonesia is 234,666,020 people.