Reasons For COVID-19 Cases In DKI Jakarta To Rise Again

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JAKARTA - The Task Force for the Acceleration of Handling COVID-19 in DKI Jakarta conveyed the development of daily cases as of today, Thursday, June 10. From that data, there were an additional 157 new cases, bringing the total COVID-19 cases in Jakarta to 8,503 people.

This spike in new cases occurred when DKI Jakarta implemented the transitional PSBB. Previously, the new cases in DKI were below 100 people. For example, on June 8, COVID-19 cases reached 89 people. However, on Tuesday, June 9, the number of cases jumped by 243 people

Head of the DKI Jakarta Provincial Health Office, Widyastuti explained that there are two factors that have caused the number of confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Jakarta to increase again.

First, the significant increase in the number of positive cases was due to delays in examining samples from several private laboratories. On weekends, private laboratories are closed, so specimen examination will only be carried out on Monday.

"The increase in the addition of cases consists of new case reports from both hospital reports and the results of active case finding Puskesmas, plus the accumulation of new cases reported by hospitals," said Widyastuti at the City Hall of DKI, Central Jakarta, Wednesday, June 10.

In detail, the number of new cases that reached the highest number on Tuesday, June 9 came from 84 cases reported by 8 hospitals in Jakarta, 110 cases reported by 20 Puskesmas in Jakarta, and 40 cases from 2 hospitals (1 vertical hospital and 1 BUMN hospital). .

The second factor, DKI Provincial Government increases the quantity of active case finding. This means carrying out a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test in several quotas in an area that has a high risk of transmission.

Active case finding was carried out based on the Circular of the Head of the Health Office Number 94 / SE / 2020 concerning Active Case Finding COVID-19 dated June 4, 2020.

"The targets and areas that are at risk are markets, public places, RW in Strict Control Areas (WPK) or RWs Prone to COVID-19," said Widyastuti.

Furthermore, there were an additional 146 cases recovered in DKI with a total recovery of 3,517 people. Meanwhile, there were an additional 2 cases died with an accumulation of 551 cases.

"1,426 patients are still undergoing treatment at the hospital and 2,929 people are doing self-isolation at home. "There are 17,746 people under surveillance (ODP) and 12,406 patients under surveillance (PDP)," he said.

Until now, DKI has built a COVID-19 Satellite Laboratory located in part of the Pasar Minggu Hospital and Duren Sawit Regional Hospital since April 9, 2020 and has built a network with 41 COVID-19 examining laboratories. Cumulatively, PCR examinations have been carried out in DKI Jakarta, up to June 9 2020 totaling 183,889 samples.