COVID-19 Update As Of June 14: 857 New Cases Found, 196 Contributed By East Java

Government spokesman for the handling of COVID-19 Achmad Yurianto (Yuri) (Photo: BNPB document)

JAKARTA - Spokesperson for COVID-19 Handling Achmad Yurianto said as of today, 18,760 specimens have been examined. As a result, there were 857 new positive cases of COVID-19 in Indonesia. So that the total positive cases of COVID-19 currently reach 38,277.

Yurianto explained that the number of cases added was uneven. Based on data from the Task Force for the Acceleration of Handling COVID-19, currently the highest number of additional cases occurs in East Java Province.

"The highest increase we got was in East Java with the addition of 196 people and there were reports that 75 people recovered," said Yurianto in a press conference broadcast online on the BNPB YouTube account, Sunday, June 14.

Furthermore, South Sulawesi Province recorded the highest positive number with a total of 133 people confirmed positive and 36 people declared cured.

"DKI Jakarta has 117 new positive confirmed cases and 249 people reported recovering. Then Central Java reported 113 new positive confirmed patients and 20 people were declared cured," he said.

Then, there is also South Kalimantan which recorded 70 new positive cases of COVID-19 and 30 people were declared cured.

Yurianto reported that there were 22 provinces in Indonesia that reported the number of new cases below 10. Meanwhile, six provinces, such as Jambi, Central Kalimantan, North Kalimantan, Riau Islands, Riau, and Gorontalo, had no new cases.

Meanwhile, for people under surveillance (ODP) in all regions, the total currently reaches 41,639. Meanwhile, for patients under surveillance (PDP), the total reached 2,134 people. As for the recovered patients, the total reached 755 people.

"The total cases recovered today are 755 people. So that the total number of patients recovered to 14,531 people. Meanwhile, 43 people died, bringing the total to 2,134 people," he said.

Yurianto then explained the reason for the increase in cases. He said this increase was due to the increasingly aggressive tracing carried out by the local health office.

"Close contact studies of treated positive cases, which are then carried out tracing, and followed up with tests with PCR (polymerase chain reaction) and TCM (molecular rapid test) is what gives a high picture," he explained.

So, it is hoped that with the increasing number of tests and strict isolation efforts from positive cases, the transmission of this virus in the community can be immediately detected and stopped.

"We hope that this is an effort to carry out strict isolation from positive cases so that they do not become a source of transmission in the community," he concluded.