COVID-19 Update as of 27 October: New Cases 3,029 from Examination of 62,045 Specimens

UNSPLASH ILLUSTRATION

JAKARTA - The Task Force for Handling COVID-19 released the latest additional positive cases of COVID-19 as of today. A total of 62,045 specimens were examined with the result that there were 3,029 new positive cases of COVID-19.

"The total accumulation of positive cases since COVID-19 was discovered in Indonesia has reached 6,481,749 people and active cases have increased by 52 to 21,533 cases", said the data from the COVID-19 Task Force, Thursday, October 27.

The number of recovered cases today increased by 2,954 people, bringing the total to 6,301,694 recovered. Then, positive confirmed cases who died increased by 23 cases and a total of 158,522 people.

The province with the newest cases is DKI Jakarta with 1,062 cases and a total of 1,443,834 cases. Followed by East Java with 431 new cases with a total of 611,581 cases. West Java with 394 new cases and a total of 1,187,687 cases. Banten with 248 new cases and a total of 341,569 cases.

The province with the most recovered cases today belongs to DKI Jakarta with an additional 912 recovered cases. Followed by West Java with an additional 910 recovered cases, East Java with an additional 383 recovered cases, and Banten with an additional 214 recovered cases.

In addition, the number of specimens that have been examined using RT-PCR, TCM, and antigens has reached 110,256,393.

"Positive results per number of people examined or the positivity rate of people this week was 7.41 percent", it wrote.

The number of people suspected of contracting COVID-19 or who are currently categorized as suspected cases was recorded at 5,105 people. Currently, 34 provinces have had cases of COVID-19.

To date, 205,118,088 people have received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccination and 171,841,379 people have received the second dose of vaccination.

While the third dose of vaccination was 64,908,837 people and the fourth dose was 663,349 people. Meanwhile, the target for vaccination in Indonesia is 234,666,020 people.