COVID-19 Update As Of June 30: New Cases Reach A Record 21,807

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JAKARTA - The Ministry of Health released the latest additional positive cases of COVID-19 as of today. A total of 142,731 specimens were examined with the result that there were 21,807 new positive cases of COVID-19.

Today's new cases are the highest number during the pandemic. Previously, the most daily COVID-19 cases occurred on June 27 with 21,342 cases.

"The total accumulation of positive cases since COVID-19 was discovered in Indonesia has reached 2,178,272 people and 239,368 active cases", according to data from the Ministry of Health, Wednesday, June 30.

Today's recovered cases increased by 10,807 cases, bringing the total to 1,880,413 people recovered. Then, positive confirmed cases who died increased by 467 people and a total of 58,491 people.

The province with the newest cases is DKI Jakarta with 7,680 cases and a total of 543,468 cases. Followed by West Java which has 4,473 new cases with a total of 381,455 cases. Central Java has 2,335 new cases and a total of 253,939 cases. Then, East Java had 1,203 new cases and a total of 173,033 cases.

The province with the most recovered cases today belongs to DKI Jakarta with an additional 3,522 recovered cases. Followed by West Java with an additional 2,175 recovered cases, Central Java with an additional 2,029 recovered cases, and East Java with an additional 648 recovered cases.

Two provinces reported no new cases today, namely Gorontalo and Maluku. In addition, the number of specimens that have been examined using RT-PCR, TCM, and antigens has reached 19,903,077.

"Positive results per number of specimens examined or this week's positivity rate of 33.3 percent", he wrote.

The number of people suspected of contracting COVID-19 or who are currently categorized as suspected cases was recorded at 130,443 people. Currently, 510 districts/cities from 34 provinces have COVID-19 cases.

Currently, 29,279,142 people have received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccination and 13,465,499 the second dose of vaccination.