Nationally, there was a 42- percent decline in cases compared to the previous week
Jakarta – The variety of verified COVID-19 cases and deaths in Indonesia have actually continued to decline for the fourth week in a row, the Health Ministry reported on Wednesday.
” Nationally, there was a 42- percent decrease in cases compared to the previous week. Meanwhile, the death rate reduced by 29 percent compared to the previous week,” spokesperson for COVID-19 vaccinations at the ministry, Siti Nadia Tarmizi, informed at an interview on the implementation of community activity restrictions (PPKM), which was streamed on the FMB9ID YouTube channel on Wednesday.
Lab tests– polymerase domino effect (PCR) and antigen quick diagnostic tests (RDT)– increased compared to the previous week, she said.
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The rate of tracking cases through screening in the community was 3 times greater than the World Health Company (WHO) standard, she pointed out.
07 people per 1,000 population per week.
The positivity rate or the rate of transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which triggers COVID-19, at the national level also reduced to 10 percent, she added.
All provinces in Indonesia have reached a minimum testing standard of 1 individual per 1,000 population each week, she notified. Positivity rates in 14 provinces have even dipped below 5 percent, he included.
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The bed occupancy rate (BOR) for patients undergoing self-isolation in medical facilities throughout the province is already listed below 80 percent, the representative included.
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