COVID-19 Update As Of July 17: New Cases 51,952

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JAKARTA - The Ministry of Health released data on the progress of handling COVID-19. Based on the results of the examination of 251,392 specimens, 51,952 confirmed cases of Corona were found.

"The total accumulation of positive cases since COVID-19 was discovered in Indonesia has reached 2,832,755", quoted from Ministry of Health data, Saturday, July 17.

Meanwhile, the recovered cases also increased quite a lot with 27,903 people. Thus, the cumulative total recovered cases reached 2,232,394 people.

On the other hand, the number of deaths due to COVID-19 has increased by 1,092 people. With this addition, the cumulative total of deaths to 72,489 people.

Still referring to the data from the Ministry of Health, for the province with the highest number of additional positive cases, DKI Jakarta. It was recorded that 10,168 people tested positive for COVID-19.

Then, the second province with the most positive cases of COVID-19 was West Java with 9,398 cases. Furthermore, East Java with 6,920 positive cases, Central Java with 5,655 cases, Banten with 3,424, and DIY with 2,523 COVID-19 cases.

Despite being at the peak of adding positive cases, DKI Jakarta Province is also recorded with the most recovered cases. Around 11,613 people have recovered from COVID-19.

In the second position, West Java Province with 4,891 cases recovered. Then, East Java Province with 2,704 cases, Central Java with 1,678 cases, and DIY with 1,069 recovered cases.

So far, there are no provinces throughout Indonesia that have reported additional cases under 10 and no positive cases.

The number of specimens that have been examined reached 23,132,856. In detail, as many as 18,414,348 specimens were examined using real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), 203,733 specimens using the molecular rapid test (TCM), and 4,514,775 specimens by antigen examination.

"The number of positive results per day with the number of specimens examined (positivity rate) is 36.34 percent", he wrote.

The number of people suspected of contracting COVID-19 or who are currently categorized as suspected cases was recorded at 239,294 people. Currently, 510 districts/cities from 34 provinces have COVID-19 cases.