COVID-19 Update As Of April 2nd: 99,080 Specimens Examined, New Cases 2,300

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) released the latest additional positive cases of COVID-19 as of today. Of the 99,080 specimens examined, an additional 2,300 cases of COVID-19 were recorded.

"The total accumulated positive cases since COVID-19 was discovered in Indonesia has reached 6,018,048 and active cases have fallen by 2,575 to 98,171 cases," said Ministry of Health data, Friday, April 1.

Today's recovered cases increased by 4,798 people, bringing the total to 5,764,636 recovered people. Then, positive confirmed cases who died increased by 77 cases and a total of 155,241 people.

The province with the most new cases is DKI Jakarta with 633 cases and a total of 1,217,127 cases. Followed by West Java with the addition of 463 cases and a total of 1,099,888 cases.

Next, the third largest addition occurred in West Java with 214 cases and a total of 624,356 cases. Banten experienced an addition of 208 cases and the accumulation reached 289,668 cases and East Java experienced an increase in cases reaching 158 and the accumulation of cases reaching 573,562.

The province with the most recovered cases today is DKI Jakarta with an increase of 1,038. Followed by West Java 746 cases; Central Java 433 cases; DI Yogyakarta 388 cases; and East Java 235 cases recovered.

In addition, the number of specimens that have been examined using RT-PCR, TCM, and antigens reached 92,176,484.

"Positive results per number of people examined or the positivity rate of people this week was 5.02 percent," he wrote.

The number of people suspected of contracting COVID-19 or who are currently categorized as suspected cases, was recorded at 5,662 people. Currently, 34 provinces have had cases of COVID-19.

Furthermore, there are currently 196,850,337 people who have received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccination and 159,950,991 of the second dose of vaccination.

While the third dose of vaccination was 23.574482. Meanwhile, the target for vaccination in Indonesia is 208,265,720 people.