COVID-19 Cases In Indonesia April 23: Added 522, Died 27, Jakarta The Most Contributor

Health workers treat COVID-19 patients in the country. (Between)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) released the latest additional positive cases of COVID-19 as of today. A total of 115,070 specimens were examined with the result that 522 people were confirmed positive for COVID-19.

"The total accumulation of positive cases since COVID-19 was discovered in Indonesia has reached 6,043,768 and active cases have fallen by 1,587 to 19,450 cases," said Ministry of Health data, Saturday, April 23.

Today's recovered cases increased by 2,082 cases, bringing the total to 5,868,251 recovered people. Then, there were 27 positive confirmed cases and a total of 156,067 people.

Still referring to data from the Ministry of Health, the province with the highest new cases was in DKI Jakarta with 172 cases. This brings the total to 1,246,779 cases.

Followed by West Java with 84 new cases. Then, Banten with the addition of 52 cases per day.

Meanwhile, the province with the most recovered cases today is in West Java with the addition of 953 recovered cases.

Then, DKI Jakarta with an additional 356 recovered cases, Central Java with an additional 316 recovered cases, and West Sumatra with an additional 144 recovered cases.

In addition, the number of specimens that have been examined using RT-PCR, TCM, and antigens has so far reached 94,810,218.

"Positive results per number of people examined or the positivity rate of people this week is 0.63 percent," he wrote.

The number of people suspected of contracting COVID-19 or currently categorized as suspected cases is 3,435 people. Currently, 34 provinces have had cases of COVID-19.

To date, 198,831,114 people have received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccination and 163,874,842 people have received the second dose of vaccination.

While the third dose of vaccination was 34,846,833 people. Meanwhile, the target for vaccination in Indonesia is 208,265,720 people.