COVID-19 Update As Of October 22: 780 New Cases, Recovered Cases Increase By 1.231 Cases

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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 250.740 specimens were examined with the result of 780 new positive cases of COVID-19.

"The total accumulation of positive cases since COVID-19 was discovered in Indonesia has reached 4.238.594 and active cases are 15.090," said Ministry of Health data, Friday, October 22.

Today's recovered cases increased by 1.231 cases, bringing the total to 4.080.351 people recovered. Then, the positive confirmed cases who died increased by 33 people and a total of 143.153 people.

The province with the newest cases was in West Java with 133 cases and a total of 704.939 cases. Followed by Central Java with 89 new cases with a total of 484.370 cases. DKI Jakarta has 83 new cases and a total of 860.633 cases. Then, East Java with 63 new cases and a total of 397.701 cases.

The province with the most recovered cases today belongs to West Java with an additional 174 recovered cases. Followed by Central Java with an additional 158 recovered cases, South Sulawesi with an additional 129 recovered cases, and East Java with an additional 96 recovered cases.

There are three provinces that reported no new cases today, namely West Sulawesi, Maluku, and North Maluku. In addition, the number of specimens that have been examined using RT-PCR, TCM, and antigens reached 44.580.411.

"Positive results per number of people examined or the positivity rate of people this week is 0.58 percent," he wrote.

The number of people suspected of contracting COVID-19 or who are currently categorized as suspected cases was recorded at 6.556 people. Currently, 34 provinces have had cases of COVID-19.

To date, 111.496.041 people have received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccination and 66.316.669 people have received the second dose of vaccination.

While the third dose of vaccination was 1.092.871. Meanwhile, the target for vaccination in Indonesia is 208.265.720 people.