There are now 14,749 cases of Covid-19 in Indonesia, an increase of 484

YAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – The government stated that in the period from May 11 to 12, 2020, transmission of the corona virus was still found, which caused an increase in cases of Covid-19.

According to data entered as of Tuesday (05/12/2020) at 12.00 WIB, there were 484 additional cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours.

The number of new cases has led to a cumulative total of 14,749 Covid-19 cases in Indonesia, counting from the first case announced on March 2, 2020.

This was revealed by a government spokesperson for the management of the coronavirus Achmad Yurianto at a press conference in Graha BNPB on Tuesday afternoon.

“The case that we have confirmed that Covid-19 increased by 484 people, to 14,749 people,” said Achmad Yurianto.

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Meanwhile, positive confirmation of Covid-19 is obtained through two methods, namely the test Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and rapid molecular tests.

There were 14,557 Covid-19 cases obtained from PCR tests. Then 192 based on results of rapid molecular tests.

The same data also shows that there were an additional 182 Covid-19 patients who were declared cured.

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The medical side stated that the patient recovered if the examination results twice with the method Polymerase chain reaction exposes corona negative virus.

To date, a total of 3,063 Covid-19 patients have been confirmed cured.

However, there is still good news about the addition of patients who died after suffering from Covid-19.

There are an additional 16 Covid-19 patients who die in one day.

“So (the total) will be 1,007 people,” Yurianto said.