UPDATE: Increase of 3,602, there are now 368,842 Covid-19 cases in Indonesia

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – The government through the Covid-19 Management Working Group stated that the transmission of the corona virus is still occurring and continues to increase until Tuesday (10/20/2020).

Government data from Tuesday afternoon showed there were 3,602 new cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours.

The addition has caused Covid-19 cases in the country to now reach 368,842 people, as of the announcement of 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 Tuesday afternoon.

In addition, the data can also be accessed through the Covid19.go.id and Kemenkes.go.id sites, with to update every afternoon.

The patient recovered and died

Although the number of Covid-19 cases is increasing every day, the government is trying to convey hope by showing that many Covid-19 patients have recovered.

In one day during the same period, it was learned that there were an additional 4,410 recovered Covid-19 patients.

They were declared cured after the examination with the method Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) shows negative results for the corona virus.

Therefore, the total number of patients who were declared cured and who are no longer infected with the corona virus has reached 293,653 people.

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However, government data also shows the death toll from Covid-19.

In the last 24 hours, 117 patients with Covid-19 are known to have died.

Thus, the death rate from Covid-19 in Indonesia has reached 12,734 people.

With to update With this data, there are now 62,455 active cases of Covid-19 in Indonesia.

Active cases are patients who are still infected with the corona virus and have Covid-19. They can be treated in the hospital or in separate isolation.

In addition to the data on patients who were confirmed positive, the government also revealed that there are currently 162,740 people with suspected status.

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Sample data

A total of 3,602 new cases of Covid-19 were discovered after the government examined 31,029 specimens per day.

For the record, a person can have a sample test more than once.

Covid-19 cases have been recorded in all provinces or 34 provinces of Indonesia, from Aceh to Papua.

In particular, there have been 501 districts / cities in 34 provinces that have been affected by the transmission of the corona virus.