Active Cases Of COVID-19 In Priority Provinces Decreased, Except Central Java And Papua

JAKARTA - Spokesperson for the COVID-19 Handling Task Force, Wiku Adisasmito, explained the analysis of active COVID-19 cases in 10 priority provinces. Active cases in these 10 provinces cover 67.62 percent of the portion of active cases nationally.

The provinces are DKI Jakarta, West Java, Central Java, East Java, South Kalimantan, South Sulawesi, North Sumatra, Papua, Bali and Banten.

Wiku explained that the average development of active COVID-10 cases in 10 provinces had decreased in the last 2 weeks. However, there are two provinces that have experienced an increase in active cases, namely Central Java and Papua.

"The percentage of active cases tends to decline in all priority provinces, except for Central Java and Papua, which have experienced an increase," Wiku said in a YouTube broadcast of the Presidential Secretariat, Thursday, October 15.

Based on data on September 27, the percentage of active cases in Central Java was 22.49 percent. On October 11, active cases rose to 23.94 percent.

"This happens because Central Java is intensively focusing on COVID-19 testing. So, the number of people who have been confirmed as COVID-19 has increased in the last two weeks," said Wiku.

Meanwhile, active cases in Papua on September 27 amounted to 35.7 percent. Then, the active cases on October 11 rose to 43.35 percent.

When active cases in Central Java and Papua increase, said Wiku, the percentage of positive cases recovered will decrease.

"When viewed from the percentage of recovered cases, it tends to increase in all provinces. However, there is also a decrease in the percentage of recovered cases in Central Java and Papua," he said.

Referring to data on September 27, the percentage of cure for COVID-19 in Central Java was 71.09 percent. On October 11, Cured's cases fell to 70.35 percent.

Meanwhile, the cure rate in Papua on September 27 was 62.8 percent. Then, the recovery on October 11 fell to 55.21 percent.

"The increase in active cases and decreased recovery is not only caused by local transmission, but also due to the implementation of contact tracing or tracing activities, specimen examination or testing, and inadequate handling of health services or treatment," he explained.