COVID-19 Task Force: A Total Of 27,780,443 People In Indonesia Have Been Tested By PCR

Data on COVID-19 in Indonesia as of October 9, 2021. (photo: covid-19 task force)

JAKARTA - Until the first week of October 2021 in Indonesia, there have been 27,780,443 people who have been tested through polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests throughout Indonesia.

Based on data from the COVID-19 Task Force (Satgas) received by Antara in Jakarta on Saturday, October 9, after an examination through the PCR test, the number of people who have been declared negative for the SARS-CoV-2 virus is 23,553,405 people.

As of Saturday, the total number of people who have been confirmed positive for COVID-19 has reached 4,227,038 after experiencing an addition of 1,167 positive cases.

This makes Indonesia the number 14 country with the highest cumulative total cases in the world out of 237 countries affected by COVID-19, based on data from the World Health Organization (WHO), UN Population Division and BPS.

The COVID-19 Task Force also stated that 4,059,267 people had recovered from COVID-19 after an increase of 1,507.

Furthermore, the number of deaths continues to increase by 52 people, bringing the total number of people who have died to 142,612. The total recovered and dead cases have been collected from 34 provinces and 510 regencies or cities in the country.

The number of specimens that have been examined through PCR testing in all laboratories in Indonesia has also increased by 267,050 so that the total specimens that have been examined have reached 41,404,757 specimens.

A total of 98,505,805 medical material tools (almatkes) have been distributed and spread across 34 provinces. Meanwhile, a total of 43,399 medical and non-medical volunteers are spread across 26 provinces.

According to data from the COVID-19 Task Force, the task force for handling COVID-19 has also spread to 34 provinces and 496 districts or cities. Then as many as 34 provinces have implemented Community Activity Restrictions (PPKM).

The COVID-19 Task Force urges the public to always tighten and implement health protocols to protect themselves and others from COVID-19 through washing hands with soap, avoiding crowds and keeping a distance.

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