COVID-19 Update as of October 13: New Cases 1,830, Healing Increases 1,713

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JAKARTA - The Task Force for Handling COVID-19 released the latest additional positive cases of COVID-19 as of today. A total of 63,270 specimens were examined with the result that there were 1,830 new positive cases of COVID-19.

"The total accumulation of positive cases since COVID-19 was discovered in Indonesia has reached 6,452,078 and active cases have increased by 103 to 17,226", said the data from the COVID-19 Task Force, Thursday, October 13.

Today's recovered cases increased by 1,713 people, bringing the total to 6,276,589 recovered. Then, the number of positive confirmed cases who died increased by 14 cases and the total was 158,263 people.

The province with the newest cases is DKI Jakarta with 708 cases and a total of 1,433,580 cases. Followed by West Java 279 new cases with a total of 1,183,370 cases. East Java has 196 new cases and a total of 607,692 cases. Banten 161 new cases and a total of 339,096 cases.

The province with the most recovered cases today belongs to DKI Jakarta with an additional 752 recovered cases. Followed by East Java with an increase of 200 recovered cases, Central Java with an additional 260 recovered cases and West Java with an additional 146 recovered cases.

In addition, the number of specimens that have been examined using RT-PCR, TCM, and antigens reached 109,466,219.

"Positive results per number of people examined or the positivity rate of people this week is 6.14 percent", it wrote.

The number of people suspected of contracting COVID-19 or who are currently categorized as suspected cases was recorded at 4,343 people. Currently, 34 provinces have had cases of COVID-19.

To date, 204,742,486 people have received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccination and 171,365,760 people have received the second dose of vaccination.

While the third dose of vaccination was 64,1173,392 people and the fourth dose was 643,833 people. Meanwhile, the target for vaccination in Indonesia is 234,666,020 people.