COVID-19 Adds 6,027, DKI Jakarta Is The Highest Contributor With 1,360 Cases

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JAKARTA - The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) released data on the progress of handling COVID-19 as of 5 December. Based on this data, four provinces have the highest number of cases added.

"The addition of DKI Jakarta's cases is 1,360 positive for COVID-19. Thus, the total number of people who have been infected is 142,630," quoted from data from the Ministry of Health, Saturday, December 5.

Then, other provinces with a high number of positive cases were still in West Java with 1,086 cases. Then, Central Java with 758 cases, and East Java with 539 cases.

Meanwhile, the province with the most recovered cases was also occupied by DKI Jakarta with 1,011 cases. Followed by West Java and East Java.

"Then, West Java with 685 cases, and East Java with 444 cases," he wrote.

So far, 1 province has reported no additional cases and 3 provinces that have added cases below 10. Among them, North Maluku, Maluku and Gorontalo.

In addition, the number of specimens examined reached 5,981,908. In detail, as many as 5,876,100 specimens were examined using real time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and 105,808 specimens using molecular rapid tests (TCM).

"The number of positive results per number of specimens examined (positivity rate) was 14.1 percent," he wrote.