COVID-19 Update as of October 22: New Cases 2,087, Active Cases 18,919

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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 48,189 specimens were examined with the result that there were 2,087 new positive cases of COVID-19.

"The total accumulation of positive cases since COVID-19 was discovered in Indonesia has reached 6,469,276 people and active cases have fallen by 239 to 18,919 cases", said data from the COVID-19 Task Force, Saturday, October 22.

The number of recovered cases today increased by 1,308 people, bringing the total to 6,291,941 recovered. Then, the number of positive confirmed cases who died increased by 18 cases and the total was 158,416 people.

The province with the newest cases is DKI Jakarta with 664 cases and a total of 1,439,549 cases. Followed by East Java with 286 new cases with a total of 609,877 cases. West Java with 269 new cases and a total of 1,185,962 cases. Central Java with 199 new cases and a total of 640,634 cases.

The province with the most recovered cases today belongs to DKI Jakarta with an additional 800 recovered cases. Followed by West Java with an additional 744 recovered cases, East Java with an additional 215 recovered cases, and Banten with an additional 198 recovered cases.

In addition, the number of specimens that have been examined using RT-PCR, TCM, and antigens reached 109,976,125.

"Positive results per number of people examined or the positivity rate of people this week is 9.08 percent", it wrote.

The number of people suspected of contracting COVID-19 or who are currently categorized as suspected cases was recorded at 3,773 people. Currently, 34 provinces have had cases of COVID-19.

To date, 205,088.011 people have received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccination and 171,776,852 people have received the second dose of vaccination.

While the third dose of vaccination was 64,759,696 people and the fourth dose was 658,984 people. Meanwhile, the target for vaccination in Indonesia is 234,666,020 people.