Update On COVID-19 As Of February 6: 12,156 New Cases, Positivity Rate 17.9 Percent

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JAKARTA - The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) releases the latest additional positive cases of COVID-19 today. A total of 65,167 specimens were examined today. As a result, there were 12,156 positive cases of COVID-19.

"The total accumulation of positive cases since COVID-19 was discovered in Indonesia reached 1,147,010 people and active cases as many as 176,433," as quoted from data from the Ministry of Health, Saturday, February 6.

Today's cases have increased by 12,204 cases, so that a total of 939,184 people recovered. Then, 191 positive confirmed cases died and a total of 31,393 people.

The highest addition of COVID-19 cases was in West Java, reaching 3,971 new patients. Furthermore, DKI Jakarta followed by 2,379 new cases; Central Java 1,601 new cases; East Java 745 new cases; and East Kalimantan 607 new cases.

Meanwhile, the most number of patients recovering from COVID-19 was in DKI Jakarta with 4,434 recovered cases. Then followed by West Java 3117 cases recovered; East Java 786 cases recovered; South Sulawesi 544 cases recovered; and East Kalimantan 479 cases recovered.

There is one province that has not reported the number of additional cases of recovery and new cases of COVID-19, namely North Maluku.

As of today, the Ministry of Health also reports the number of specimens that have been examined has reached 9,643,853. In detail, a total of 9,500,479 specimens were examined using real time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and 143,374 using a molecular rapid test (TCM).

"The cumulative positive results per number of people examined or a positivity rate of 17.9 percent," he wrote.

For the number of people suspected of contracting COVID-19 or who are currently categorized as suspected cases, it was recorded at 77,401 people. Currently, 510 districts / cities from 34 provinces have cases of COVID-19.

Furthermore, currently there are 777,096 health workers who have received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccination and 137,207 vaccines in the second dose. Meanwhile, the total target of vaccination for health workers reached 1,593,620 people.