COVID-19 Update as of November 24: New Cases 7,110

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JAKARTA - The COVID-19 Task Force reported that the daily cases of COVID-19 increased by 7,110 people per day.

Data from the COVID-19 Task Force, quoted by ANTARA, noted that the daily addition of cases brought the total number of confirmed positive cases since March 2020 to 6,634,648 people.

The provinces that contributed the most additional cases were DKI Jakarta 3,018 cases, West Java 1,454 cases, Banten 732 cases, East Java 623 cases, and Central Java 412 cases.

Meanwhile, the number of COVID-19 cures increased by 7,669 people. With the addition of the recovery rate, the total number of recoveries for COVID-19 since March 2020 has reached 6,411,220.

The Task Force noted that the largest addition to the COVID-19 recovery rate was in DKI Jakarta Province as many as 4,100 people, Banten 908 people, West Java 856 people, East Java 586 people, and Central Java 279 cases.

Meanwhile, 41 additional deaths were recorded, including 12 in East Java, nine in DKI Jakarta, three in Central Java, Bali, DI Yogyakarta, and South Sumatra.

The COVID-19 Task Force also noted that the number of active cases which included COVID-19 sufferers who were still undergoing treatment and self-isolation today was 63,863 active cases, down by 600 people compared to the previous day November 23.

In addition, 6,320 people fall into the suspect category.

These results were obtained after testing today on 78,112 specimens from 36,085 people examined in hundreds of laboratory networks throughout Indonesia.

The daily specimen positivity rate is 15.59 percent and the daily positivity rate for people is 19.70 percent.

Government Spokesperson for Handling COVID-19 Reisa Broto Asmoro appealed to all parties to strengthen self-control as long as COVID-19 still mutates and is in the surrounding environment.

"If anyone has symptoms of cough, or runny nose, especially if you have a high fever, immediately do self-control. Do self-control because there is a high risk around us due to COVID-19", said Reisa.