Good News, Weekly Active Cases Begin To Decline Signs The COVID-19 Surge Is Over

Spokesperson for the COVID-19 Task Force Wiku Adisasmito (Photo: Twitter @BNPB_Indonesia)

JAKARTA - Spokesperson for the COVID-19 Task Force, Wiku Adisasmito, said that currently, Indonesia has passed a period of the spike in COVID-19 cases. This is indicated by weekly active cases which are starting to decline.

Active cases are people who are confirmed positive for the Coronavirus and are still undergoing isolation and treatment, both at home and in hospitals.

"The good news is, at the national level as of August 1, for the first time, weekly active cases have decreased after a spike in cases at the end of June", said Wiku in a virtual press conference, Thursday, August 5.

In the presentation of the COVID-19 Task Force data, the spike in cases started on June 27 with 207,685 active cases, then July 4 with 295,228 active cases, July 11 with 376,015 active cases, July 18 with 542,236 active cases, July 25 with 573,903 active cases, and The decline in active cases began to be seen on August 1 by 535,135.

Wiku said that the decline in the number of active cases showed that there were more recoveries than new positive cases.

The decline in active cases was mostly contributed by 5 provinces that experienced a sharp decline in active cases, namely DKI Jakarta, which decreased by 48,139 cases, Banten, which decreased by 12,560 cases, West Java, which decreased by 6595 cases, Central Java, which decreased by 5526 cases, and Kalimantan. Central which fell 2485 cases.

"I appreciate all local governments, health workers, and communities from these five provinces who have worked together to reduce active cases", he said.

Wiku asked that this decrease in active cases be maintained. Given, the number of active cases of COVID-19 is still quite high.

He said, there needs to be a collective effort from all regions in handling COVID-19 patients in their area so that they can recover quickly.

"It should be remembered that death can also reduce active cases, but that is not what we want to achieve. We must strive to reduce active cases because of high cure rates", he concluded.