COVID-19 Update As Of June 5: New Cases Of 6,594, Healed 4,241 People

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JAKARTA - The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) released the latest additional positive cases of COVID-19 as of today. The cumulative total of cases stands at 1,850,206 since the first cases were announced on March 2. Meanwhile, new cases per day reached 6,594 people.

Meanwhile, the number of recovered cases today increased by 4,241 people, bringing the total to 1,701,784 recovered. Meanwhile, the positive confirmed cases who died increased by 153 people and a total of 51,449 people.

The province with the most new cases is DKI Jakarta with 1,317 new cases and a total of 434,116 cases. DKI is the province with the most COVID-19 cases in Indonesia. Followed by Central Java province with 1,092 and the total cumulative cases reached 204,342.

Then, West Java had 993 new cases, with a total of 318,892 cases. Riau with 507 new cases and a total of 62,617 cases. Followed by West Sumatra with 467 new cases and a total of 45,617 cases.

It was also reported that there were 8 provinces that reported the addition of new cases below 10, namely Gorontalo and Maluku with 1 case each. Then, Central Sulawesi 6 cases. West Papua and North Sulawesi each had 7 cases, and North Maluku 8 cases. Then, Southeast Sulawesi and West Sulawesi each had 10 cases.

The province with the most recovered cases today belongs to DKI Jakarta with an additional 828 recovered cases. West Java followed with an increase of 702 cases. Then, followed by Riau 682 cases recovered, Riau Islands 332 cases and West Sumatra 276 cases.

"The highest death cases were in East Java with 26 people. Followed by DKI Jakarta 22 people, Central Java and Riau each with 18 people and South West Java 16 people," according to data from the Ministry of Health, Saturday, June 5.

In addition, the number of specimens that have been examined per day is 89,025. Meanwhile, cumulatively it reached 171,171,338. As for the details, 14,685,652 were examined by RT-PCR, 181,818 by the TMC method and 2,303,868 antigens.

"For the number of people suspected of contracting COVID-19 or currently categorized as suspected cases, it is recorded at 81,552 people," he said.

Then, the weekly positivity rate for people from May 30 to June 5 2021 is 16.20 percent. While the daily positivity rate is 18.39 percent. Currently, the number of people who have received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccination has increased by 289,960 and the total has reached 17,581,464 people, and 65,915 people have been vaccinated for the second dose, the cumulative total has reached 11,121,469. Meanwhile, the vaccination target reached 40,349,049 people.