Update On COVID-19 As Of 23 July: More Cases Cured Than Positive

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JAKARTA - The number of cases recovered from COVID-19 today is more than the positive confirmed cases. Based on data from the Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) as of July 23 at 12.00 WIB, cases recovered had increased by 1,909 and positive cases had increased by 1,906.

Meanwhile, the accumulated cured cases reached more than half of the accumulated positive cases. The total number of cases recovered was 52,164 people and the total positive cases were 93,657 people.

"The confirmed positive cases who died increased by 117 people. The total number of cases died was 4,576 people," the Ministry of Health was quoted as saying on Thursday, July 23.

Infographic Update on the acceleration of handling of COVID-19 in Indonesia as of 23 July 2020 at 12.00 WIB. # UniteLawanCovid19 pic.twitter.com/XLLQwfMMts

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The province with the most new cases was in DKI Jakarta with 470 cases and a total of 18,068 cases. Then, East Java has 357 new cases and a total of 19,450. East Java is also the province with the most accumulated cases in Indonesia.

Furthermore, Central Java with 295 new cases and a total of 8,021 cases. South Sulawesi has 120 new cases and a total of 8,547 cases. South Kalimantan with 116 new cases and a total of 55,332 cases. Then, North Sumatra has 100 new cases and a total of 3,263 cases.

Then, there are 4 provinces that reported no new cases today. The provinces are West Kalimantan, Riau Islands, Jambi and East Nusa Tenggara.

In addition, the number of specimens examined reached 1,310,924. In detail, a total of 1,279,768 specimens were examined using real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and 31,156 using a molecular rapid test (TCM).

"Today there are 35 labs that have not reported the PCR results in Yogyakarta, Jakarta, Jambi, Bogor, Sukabumi, Cilacap, Purwokerto, Probolinggo, Bangkalan, Surabaya, Mojokerto, Samarinda, Balikpapan, Batam, Bandar Lampung, Kupang, Sorong. , Pekanbaru, Makassar, Palembang and Medan, "he wrote.

Finally, the number of people suspected of having contracted COVID-19 or who are currently categorized as suspected cases, was recorded at 47,756 people. Meanwhile, the number of areas affected by the corona virus has reached 469 districts / cities out of 34 affected provinces in Indonesia.