COVID-19 Update As Of 2 September: 8,955 New Cases From Examination Of 208,715 Specimens
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JAKARTA - The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) released the latest additional positive cases of COVID-19 as of today. A total of 208,715 specimens were examined with the result that there were 8,955 new positive cases of COVID-19.

"The total accumulation of positive cases since COVID-19 was discovered in Indonesia has reached 4,109,093 people and active cases are 176,638," said Ministry of Health data, Thursday, September 2.

Today's recovered cases increased by 21,208 cases, bringing the total to 3,798,099 recovered people. Then, the positive confirmed cases who died increased by 680 people and the total was 134,356 people.

The province with the most new cases was in Central Java with 1,134 cases and a total of 471,412 cases. Followed by East Java which has 853 new cases with a total of 385,227 cases. West Java has 791 new cases and a total of 692,969 cases. Then, North Sumatra has 701 new cases and a total of 97,736 cases.

The province with the most recovered cases today belongs to Central Java with an additional 4,897 recovered cases. Followed by West Java with an increase of 4,847 recovered cases, East Java with an additional 1,528 recovered cases, and North Sumatra with an additional 1,286 recovered cases.

No province has reported no new cases as of today. In addition, the number of specimens that have been examined using RT-PCR, TCM, and antigens reached 32,623,848.

"Positive results per number of specimens examined or this week's positivity rate of 13.42 percent," he wrote.

The number of people suspected of contracting COVID-19 or who are currently categorized as suspected cases, was recorded at 252,017 people. Currently, 34 provinces have had cases of COVID-19.

To date, 64,742,601 people have received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccination and 36,859,401 people have received the second dose of vaccination.

Meanwhile, the third dose of vaccination for health workers was 661,941. Meanwhile, the target for vaccination in Indonesia is 208,265,720 people.


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