UPDATE Sep 13: Add 3,636, Indonesia’s Covid-19 Cases Hit 218,382 Pages Total

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – The government, through the Covid-19 Management Working Group, shows data indicating that the transmission of the corona virus still occurs in the community.

This has caused the number of Covid-19 cases to continue to increase today, Sunday (9/13/2020).

Based on data as of Sunday at 12.00 WIB, it is known that there were 3,636 new cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours.

The addition has caused the number of Covid-19 cases in Indonesia to now reach 218,382 people, starting with the first case on March 2, 2020.

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This information was revealed by the Covid-19 Working Group through data sent to journalists on Sunday afternoon.

The data can also be accessed through the Covid19.go.id website, which is updated every afternoon.

Meanwhile, the number of additional cases was discovered after the government examined 30,100 specimens per day.

At the same time, 26,138 people were sampled for sample examination.

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Therefore, the government in total has examined 2,650,104 specimens from 1,549,352 people sampled.

With registration, a person can undergo the examination of the sample more than once.

The government is trying to generate hope by showing that more and more Covid-19 patients are recovering.

In one day, there are 2,552 additional Covid-19 patients recovering and are no longer infected with the corona virus.

They were declared cured after being examined by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method.

Therefore, the total number of Covid-19 patients who recovered reached 155,010 people.

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However, there is still sad news with the increasing number of Covid-19 patients who have died.

In the period 12-13 September 2020, it is known that there was an addition of 73 Covid-19 patients who passed away. Therefore, the death rate from Covid-19 in Indonesia reaches 8,723 people.

Apart from the positive cases, the government also stated that there are 97,227 people who are currently suspected of being related to the corona virus.

To date, Covid-19 cases have been recorded in all provinces or 34 provinces and 490 districts / cities in Indonesia.