Update On COVID-19 As Of January 18: New Cases 339, DKI Jakarta Most
The COVID-19 Task Force released the latest additional positive cases of COVID-19 as of today. A total of 32,749 specimens were examined today. As a result, there were 339 new positive cases of COVID-19."The total accumulation of positive cases since COVID-19 was discovered in Indonesia has reached 6,727,007 people and active cases have fallen by 104 to 6,515 cases," said COVID-19 Task Force data, Wednesday, January 18.Today's recovered cases increased by 433 people, bringing the total to 6.559.736 recovered people. Then, the positive confirmed cases who died increased by 10 cases and a total of 160.756 people.The province with the newest cases is DKI Jakarta with 118 cases and a total of 1,538,564 cases. Followed by West Java which has 80 new cases with a total of 1,234,216 cases. Banten has 37 new cases and a total of 365,641 cases. East Java has 25 new cases and a total of 637,322 cases.The province with the most recovered cases today belongs to DKI Jakarta with an additional 100 recovered cases. Followed by Central Java with an additional 96 recovered cases, West Java with an additional 85 recovered cases, and East Java with an additional 49 recovered cases.In addition, the number of specimens that had been examined using RT-PCR, TCM, and antigen reached 114,491,777."Positive results per number of people examined or this week's positivity rate of 1.58 percent", he wrote.The number of people suspected of contracting COVID-19 or who are currently categorized as suspected cases was recorded at 1,974 people. Currently, 34 provinces have had cases of COVID-19.Furthermore, currently there are 204,146,393 people who have received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccination and 174,963,298 of the second dose of vaccination. Then, the third dose of vaccination was 69,086,619 and the fourth dose was 1,223,252. Meanwhile, the target for vaccination in Indonesia is 234,666,020 people.