COVID-19 Task Force: In The Past Week, East Java Is Still The Province With The Most Cases Contributor

COVID-19 Task Force Spokesperson Wiku Adisasmito (Photo: BNPB Public Relations)

JAKARTA - Spokesperson for the COVID-19 Task Force, Wiku Adisasmito, said that East Java Province is still the largest contributor to daily COVID-19 cases compared to other provinces. During the week, East Java experienced an additional 20,539 cases.

"With the weekly picture here, it can be seen that there are five provinces with the highest number of cases. The first is East Java which contributed 20,539 cases," Wiku said in a press conference broadcast on BNPB's YouTube account, Tuesday, July 28.

Meanwhile, under East Java Province, there is DKI Jakarta Province which contributed 19,125 cases. Furthermore, Wiku said, in third place was South Sulawesi with a total of 8,881 cases.

Then, in fourth place is Central Java which contributed 8,412 cases and finally West Java with 6,039.

"The five regions have contributed significantly to the number of positive cases in Indonesia," he said.

Furthermore, Wiku said, the weekly addition rate should be a concern for the local government and the community so that the rate of adding cases could be kept down.

In addition, he reminded local governments and communities in the five provinces to strictly implement health protocols.

Meanwhile, regarding the national recovery rate, Wiku said that the national recovery rate reached 57.36 percent and there were 24 provinces with recovery rates above that percentage.

"This means that there are 24 provinces whose recovery is relatively high and there are still 10 provinces with recovery below the national rate, which is below 57.36 percent," he concluded.