Update On COVID-19 As Of November 28: New Cases Of 5,418, Healing, Increasing By 4,527

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JAKARTA - The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) releases the latest additional positive cases of COVID-19 today, Saturday, November 28. A total of 46,574 specimens were examined with the results of 5,418 new positive cases of COVID-19.

"The total accumulation of positive cases since COVID-19 was discovered in Indonesia has reached 527,999 people," data quoted from the Ministry of Health, Saturday.

Today's cases increased by 4,527, so that a total of 441,983 people recovered. Then, the confirmed positive cases who died increased by 125 people and a total of 16,646 people.

The province with the most new cases is in DKI Jakarta with 1,370 new cases and a total of 134,331 cases. DKI Jakarta is also the province with the most accumulated cases in Indonesia.

Followed by Central Java which has 1,118 new cases with a total of 52,961 cases. East Java has 453 new cases and a total of 61,071 cases. Then, West Java has 367 new cases and a total of 51,548 cases.

The province with the most cases recovered today belongs to DKI Jakarta with an increase of 1,245 recovered cases. Followed by West Java with an increase of 862 recovered cases, Central Java with an increase of 460 recovered cases, and East Java with an increase of 394 recovered cases.

No province reported having no new cases as of today. Meanwhile, the province with the least number of new cases was North Maluku with 7 new cases.

In addition, the number of specimens examined reached 5,612,789. In detail, a total of 5,512,483 specimens were examined using real time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and 100,306 using a molecular rapid test (TCM).

"The number of positive results per number of specimens examined (positivity rate) was 14 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 68,606 people. Currently, 505 districts / cities from 34 provinces have cases of COVID-19.