COVID-19 Update as of December 1: New Cases 4,977, Recoveries Increase 6,499

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JAKARTA - The COVID-19 Handling Task Force released the latest additional positive cases of COVID-19 today. A total of 70,034 specimens were examined with the result that there were 4,977 new positive cases of COVID-19.

"The total accumulation of positive cases since COVID-19 was discovered in Indonesia reached 6,669,821 people and active cases fell by 1,579 to 57,700 cases", it was quoted as saying from the COVID-19 Task Force data, Thursday, December 1.

Today's recovered cases increased by 6,499 people, bringing a total of 6,452,237 people recovered. Then, positive confirmed cases who died increased by 54 cases and a total of 159,884 people.

The province with the newest cases is DKI Jakarta with 1,957 cases and a total of 1,518,862 cases. Followed by West Java with 1,096 new cases with a total of 1,220,185 cases. Banten 576 new cases and a total of 360,134 cases. East Java has 397 new cases and a total of 632,038 cases.

The province with the most recovered cases today belongs to DKI Jakarta with an additional 3,456 recovered cases. Followed by West Java with an additional 1,002 recovered cases, Banten with an additional 774 recovered cases, and East Java with an additional 395 recovered cases.

In addition, the number of specimens that have been examined using RT-PCR, TCM, and antigen has reached 112,552,055.

"The positive results per number of people examined or the positivity rate of people this week is 20.86 percent", it wrote.

The number of people suspected of contracting COVID-19 or currently categorized as suspected cases is recorded at 5,247 people. Currently, 34 provinces have had COVID-19 cases.

To date, 203,715,848 people have received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccination and 174,239,124 people have received the second dose of vaccination.

While the third dose of vaccination was 66,862,019 people and the fourth dose was 863,582 people. Meanwhile, the target for vaccination in Indonesia is 234,666,020 people.