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Jakarta, CNN Indonesia –
Handling working group (Satgas) COVID-19 He noted that five provinces saw an increase in positive cases of the corona virus this week compared to the previous week. The first position is taken West Java.
“West Java has risen quite a bit this week, namely 1,726 cases. This is a large and significant number for the national rate of positive cases,” said Wiku Adisasmito, spokesperson for the Covid-19 Working Group in a press conference broadcast to through the YouTube channel of the Presidential Secretariat, on Tuesday (9/29).
Wiku said that since last week, West Java ranked first with the highest increase in cases. Last week, West Java saw an increase of 594 cases compared to the previous week.
Meanwhile, the four regions that were included in the top five of the largest increases in cases were DKI Jakarta with an increase of 1,002 cases, East Kalimantan with an increase of 584 cases, West Sumatra with an increase of 603 cases and Central Java with an increase of 338 cases.
Wiku explained that the four provinces last week were not included in the five provinces with the highest increase in cases. This means that all four regions experienced a significant increase in cases.
“This means that all four regions experienced a significant increase in cases and this should be a common concern,” said Wiku.
On the other hand, Wiku said, there are four provinces that are no longer included in the top five of the biggest increases in cases this week. The four provinces are Banten, South Sulawesi, Riau, and Papua.
Wiku explained that, nationally, positive cases in Indonesia during the last week had increased by 16.4 percent compared to the previous week. Last week, the number of positive cases in Indonesia was 26,314 and increased to 30,641 cases.
For the five provinces that experienced a significant increase in cases, three of them are included in the government’s priority. These areas are West Java, Jakarta, and Central Java.
The cumulative number of positive Covid-19 cases in Indonesia as of Tuesday (9/29) reached 282,724 people. Of these, 210,437 were declared cured and 10,601 people died.
(dmi / fra)
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