COVID-19 Update As of December 20: 1,297 New Cases, 25,727 Active Cases

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JAKARTA - The COVID-19 Handling Task Force released the latest additional positive cases of COVID-19 today. A total of 56,591 specimens were examined, and the result was 1,297 new positive cases of COVID-19.

"The total accumulation of positive cases since COVID-19 was discovered in Indonesia has reached 6,711,803 people and active cases decreased by 1,511 to 25,727 cases", he was quoted as saying from data from the COVID-19 Task Force, Tuesday, December 20.

Today's recovered cases increased by 2,781 people, bringing a total of 6,525,525 people recovered. Then, positive confirmed cases who died increased by 27 cases and a total of 160,451 people.

The province with the newest cases is West Java with 317 cases and a total of 1,230,376 cases. Followed by DKI Jakarta which has 355 new cases with a total of 1,533,625 cases. East Java has 141 new cases and a total of 635,879 cases. Banten has 126 new cases and a total of 364,327 cases.

The province with the most recovered cases today belongs to West Java with an additional 1,367 recovered cases. Followed by DKI Jakarta with an additional 537 recovered cases, East Java with an additional 191 recovered cases, and Central Java with an additional 169 recovered cases.

In addition, the number of specimens that have been examined using RT-PCR, TCM, and antigen reached 113,515,906.

"The positive results per number of people examined or the positivity rate of people this week is 5.01 percent", he wrote.

The number of people suspected of having contracted COVID-19 or who are currently categorized as suspected cases is recorded at 3,453 people. Currently, 34 provinces have had COVID-19 cases.

Furthermore, currently, 203,924,746 people have received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccination and 174,616,077 of the second dose of vaccination. Then, the third dose of vaccination was 68,014,914 and the fourth dose was 1,100,943. Meanwhile, the target for vaccination in Indonesia is 234,666,020 people.