COVID-19 Update as of March 8: 312 New Cases, 3.095 Active Cases
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JAKARTA - The COVID-19 Handling Task Force released the latest additional positive cases of COVID-19 today. A total of 21.641 specimens were examined with the results of 312 new positive cases of COVID-19.

"The total accumulation of positive cases since COVID-19 was discovered in Indonesia has reached 6.737.918 people and active cases have increased by 172 to 3.095 cases," he was quoted as saying from data from the COVID-19 Task Force, Wednesday, March 8.

Today's recovered cases increased by 137 people, bringing a total of 6.573.886 recovered people. Then, positive confirmation cases who died increased by 3 cases and a total of 160.937 people.

The province with the most new cases is DKI Jakarta with 152 cases and a total of 1.542.785 cases. Followed by West Java with 68 new cases with a total of 1.236.838 cases. Banten 26 new cases and a total of 366.645 cases. East Java 15 new cases and a total of 638.267 cases.

The province with the most recovered cases today belongs to DKI Jakarta with an additional 50 recovered cases. Followed by Central Java with an additional 23 recovered cases, East Java with an additional 17 recovered cases, and West Java with an additional 14 recovered cases.

In addition, the number of specimens examined using RT-PCR, TCM, and antigen reached 115.558.781.

"The positive results per number of people examined or the positivity rate of people this week is 1.40 percent," he wrote.

The number of people suspected of having contracted COVID-19 or who are currently categorized as suspected cases is recorded at 1.527 people. Currently, 34 provinces have had COVID-19 cases.

Until now, there were 203.811.606 people who had received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccination and 174.839.414 people had received the second dose of vaccination.

While the third dose of vaccination was 70.025.216 and the fourth dose was 2.815.002. Meanwhile, the target target for vaccination in Indonesia is 234.666.020 people.


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