DKI Jakarta Becomes The Province With The Most Decreased Active Cases Of COVID-19 In Java-Bali

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JAKARTA - Head of the Data and Information Technology Division of the COVID-19 Task Force, Dewi Nur Aisyah, said DKI Jakarta was the province that experienced the most declines in active COVID-19 cases in Java and Bali.

The decline in active cases is calculated since the spike in COVID-19 cases in July.

"As of August 31, 2021, the number of active cases showed a decline from the peak in all provinces of Java and Bali. The highest decline occurred in DKI Jakarta with a decline of 93.37 percent", Dewi said in a virtual discussion, Wednesday, September 1.

After that, a high decline in active cases occurred in Banten which decreased by 92.73 percent, West Java 83.48 percent, East Java 80.59 percent, DI Yogyakarta 67.94 percent, Central Java 59.82 percent, and Bali 53.45 percent.

Meanwhile, the highest decline in active cases outside Java and Bali was in West Papua Province with a decline of 94.47 percent. Then, North Maluku Province had a decline in active cases of 90.68 percent, and West Kalimantan 87.66 percent.

"Some have decreased by more than 60 percent, some are still in the '50s, '40s of percent. But some are still volatile, such as North Kalimantan, Papua, and North Sumatra", said Dewi.

Active cases of COVID-19 nationwide have decreased by 65.81 percent since the spike in cases two months ago.

According to Dewi, the spike in cases has occurred since June 1, 2021, reaching its peak on July 24, 2021, up 466 percent or 5 times to 572,132 active cases, then decreasing consistently to 196,281 active cases.

"Two weeks ago it was still in the 40s, now it has fallen more than 65.81 from the peak, it's more than half, although the number is still at 196,281 active cases", she said.

Dewi asked the public not to respond to the decline in cases by loosening the application of health protocols. Because, until now, active cases of COVID-19 still have to be suppressed.

"We still have homework, we must reduce active cases as low as possible, if possible below 100 thousand", she added.