UPDATE: Increase of 4,465 Covid-19 cases in Indonesia reaching 257,388 pages in total

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – Several parties consider that the journey of the Covid-19 pandemic in Indonesia has entered an alarming stage.

New cases have exceeded 4,000 patients a day, and yesterday the death toll reached 160 people a day.

So, the government has now stated that the transmission of the corona virus still occurs in the community. This can be seen with the high number of new cases of Covid-19, above 4,000 patients.

Based on data as of Wednesday (9/23/2020) at 12:00 WIB, the government stated that there were 4,465 new cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours.

The addition brought the total number of Covid-19 cases in Indonesia to 257,388, as of the first patient’s announcement on March 2, 2020.

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The 4,465 new cases were the highest record for adding Covid-19 patients per day during the pandemic.

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

The public can also access the data through the Covid19.go.id website, with to update which is available every afternoon.

The patient recovered and died

Although the number of Covid-19 cases continues to rise, the government is trying to foster hope by showing the growing number of Covid-19 patients who have recovered.

In one day, there are 3,660 additional Covid-19 patients who have now recovered and are no longer infected with the corona virus.

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They were declared cured according to the examination method. Polymerase chain reaction showing negative results for corona virus.

The addition brought the number of Covid-19 patients who were considered cured to 187,958.

However, there is still sad news with Covid-19 patients who have passed away.

In the period from September 22 to 23, 2020, 140 patients with Covid-19 died.

Therefore, the Covid-19 death rate in Indonesia reached 9,977 people.

Apart from the positive cases, the government also stated that there are currently 109,541 suspects.

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Sample data

Up to 4,465 new cases of Covid-19 were discovered after the government examined 38,181 specimens per day.

This number exceeds the target set by President Joko Widodo, which is 30,000 copies a day.

During that period, 25,498 people were sampled for sample examination.

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In total, the government has examined 3,032,250 specimens from 1,799,563 people.

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

Covid-19 cases have been recorded in all provinces of Indonesia, from Aceh to Papua.

If detailed, there are 494 districts / cities in 34 provinces that have been affected by the transmission of the corona virus. This amount represents about 96 percent of all regions of the country.