West Java Is The Province With The Highest Increase In COVID-19 Cases In A Week

Spokesperson for the Task Force for Handling COVID-19 Wiku Adisasmito (Photo via ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Spokesperson for the Task Force for Handling COVID-19, Wiku Adisasmito, said West Java was the province with the highest increase in COVID-19 cases in the past week.

Based on data from the Task Force as of January 3, 2021, the accumulated new cases in West Java last week were 5,642 cases and this week there were 7,892 cases.

"The highest weekly increase in cases was in West Java Province, which rose 2,250 from last week to this week. It appears that West Java is significantly in the first rank, even though on the previous Sunday it was not in the top 5 ranking," Wiku said in the Presidential Secretariat Youtube broadcast Tuesday, January 5.

The second increase in cases was in DKI Jakarta with the accumulated increase of cases last week of 12,815 and this week of 13,317 cases. DKI experienced an increase of 502 cases in one week.

Third, Central Java, with an accumulated increase of cases last week of 6,262 and this week of 6,719 cases. Central Java experienced an increase of 457 cases in one week.

Fourth, Central Sulawesi, with the accumulated increase in cases last week as many as 293 and this week as many as 684 cases. Central Sulawesi experienced an increase of 391 cases in one week.

Fifth, South Sulawesi, with the accumulated increase in cases last week as many as 3,362 and this week as many as 3,657 cases. South Sulawesi experienced an increase of 295 cases in one week.

Nationally, the weekly number of new cases increased by 7.3 percent in the last week compared to the previous week.

In the trend of weekly COVID-19 case reports, it is known that regions in Java have always contributed to a fairly high increase in cases nationally.

"Therefore, local governments, especially those on the island of Java, need to respond seriously with serious handling efforts to suppress new cases," said Wiku.

However, several other areas in Java Island where the population is relatively less dense than those in Java Island were also included in the top five highest cases of increase, such as Central Sulawesi and South Sulawesi.

"This indicates that neglect that has occurred in various regions in Indonesia has resulted in an increase in the number of positive cases at the national level," he added.