Indonesia logged 30,148 confirmed COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, with West Java accounting for the highest increase in infections, the Ministry of Health reported.

The number of people recovering from the virus increased by 55,128, while the number of fatalities was recorded at 401, as per a ministry report received here on Tuesday.

West Java province added 7,194 new cases, 22,001 recoveries, and 23 deaths, followed by Jakarta, which reported 3,569 new cases, 4,229 recoveries, and 26 deaths.

East Java recorded 2,769 new cases, 3,672 recoveries, and 58 fatalities, while Central Java logged 2,682 new cases, 5,118 recoveries, and 136 deaths.

The first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Indonesia in March 2020. According to official data, Indonesia has recorded a total of 5,800,253 COVID-19 cases, 5,226,530 recoveries, and 150,831 deaths as of Tuesday.

Meanwhile, the number of daily active cases declined by 25,381 on Tuesday, bringing the total number of active cases to 422,892. Further, as many as 25,743 suspected cases were identified, while the number of specimens tested reached 410,566.

Spokesperson for the Health Ministry Siti Nadia Tarmizi said that the transmission of COVID-19 in Indonesia is slowing down due to the government’s continued efforts to handle the pandemic.

“The rate of virus transmission has slowed down in major islands in Indonesia, and it is hoped that the reproduction rate of the virus would continue to decline to reach below 1 in the next month,” Tarmizi added.

The virus reproduction rate in eight major islands of Indonesia has declined, from an average of 1.14 on February 26, 2022, to 1.09, she noted. The lower the reproduction rate, the lower is the transmission rate, she explained.

“Nationally, the current condition is showing an improvement in COVID-19 handling, with the number of daily cases starting to decline,” she added.

Source: Antara News