Update On COVID-19 As Of December 18: New Cases 860, Sembuh Added 2,035

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The COVID-19 Task Force released the latest additional positive cases of COVID-19 as of today. A total of 26,882 specimens were examined today. As a result, there were 860 new positive cases of COVID-19. "The total accumulation of positive cases since COVID-19 was discovered in Indonesia has reached 6,709,597 people and active cases have fallen by 1,189 to 29,695 cases," said COVID-19 Task Force data, Sunday, December 18. Today's recovered cases increased by 2,035 people, bringing the total to 6,519,504 recovered people. Then, positive confirmed cases who died increased by 14 cases and a total of 160,398 people. The province with the newest cases is DKI Jakarta with 293 cases and a total of 1,533,024 cases. Followed by West Java which has 200 new cases with a total of 1,229,834 cases. Banten has 107 new cases and a total of 364,093 cases. East Java has 71 new cases and a total of 635,686 cases. The province with the most recovered cases today belongs to DKI Jakarta with an additional 704 recovered cases. Followed by West Java with an additional 531 recovered cases, Banten with an additional 274 recovered cases, and East Java with an additional 120 recovered cases. In addition, the number of specimens that had been examined using RT-PCR, TCM, and antigen reached 113,415,386. "Positive results per number of people examined or this week's positivity rate of 5.01 percent", he wrote. The number of people suspected of contracting COVID-19 or who are currently categorized as suspected cases was recorded at 1,720 people. Currently, 34 provinces have had cases of COVID-19. Furthermore, currently there are 203,907,483 people who have received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccination and 174,587,290 of the second dose of vaccination. Then, the third dose of vaccination was 67,950,179 and the fourth dose was 1,093,129. Meanwhile, the target for vaccination in Indonesia was 234,666,020 people.