COVID-19 Update As Of 27 October: 719 New Cases From Examination Of 260,451 Specimens

ILLUSTRATION/UNSPLASH

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) released the latest additional positive cases of COVID-19 as of today. A total of 260,451 specimens were examined with the result that there were 719 new positive cases of COVID-19.

"The total accumulation of positive cases since COVID-19 was discovered in Indonesia has reached 4,241,809 people and 12,735 active cases," said Ministry of Health data, Wednesday, October 27.

Today's recovered cases increased by 944 cases, bringing the total to 4,085,775 recovered people. Then, positive confirmed cases who died increased by 29 people and a total of 143,299 people.

The province with the most new cases was in Central Java with 118 cases and a total of 484,830 cases. Followed by DKI Jakarta with 105 new cases with a total of 861,104 cases. East Java has 90 new cases and a total of 398,005 cases. Then, West Java with 85 new cases and a total of 705,319 cases.

The province with the most recovered cases today belongs to DKI Jakarta with an additional 145 recovered cases. Followed by East Java with an additional 96 recovered cases, West Java with an additional 91 recovered cases, and Central Java with an additional 84 recovered cases.

There are 2 provinces that reported no new cases today, namely Southeast Sulawesi and Maluku. In addition, the number of specimens that have been examined using RT-PCR, TCM, and antigens has reached 45,781,080.

"Positive results per number of people tested or this week's positivity rate of 0.49 percent," he wrote.

The number of people suspected of contracting COVID-19 or currently categorized as suspected cases is 7,584 people. Currently, 34 provinces have had cases of COVID-19.

So far, 115,502,524 people have received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccination and 70,113,399 people have received the second dose of vaccination.

While the third dose of vaccination was 1,113,399. Meanwhile, the target for vaccination in Indonesia is 208,265,720 people.