Jakarta Indonesia recorded 55,209 positive cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, with West Java contributing the most cases, according to data provided by the COVID-19 Handling Task Force.

West Java recorded at least 14,106 new cases, followed by Jakarta (12,417), Banten (7,283), East Java (5,880), Central Java (3,100), and Bali (2,323), the task force said.

The number of recoveries increased by 32,570, with Jakarta reporting the highest number of recovered patients (23,890), followed by East Java (2,966), West Java (1,817), Banten (1,282), Bali (1,128), and Central Java (721).

Meanwhile, 107 people succumbed to the virus nationwide, with the most deaths reported in Jakarta (39), Central Java (19), Bali (14), and East Java (6).

With the increase in cases on Saturday (February 12, 2022), Indonesia’s total COVID-19 case count reached 4,763,252. The country reported its first case in March 2020.

Further, the total number of recoveries since the start of the pandemic reached 4,282,847 and deaths were pegged at 145,065.

Furthermore, on Saturday, active COVID-19 cases increased by 22,532 to touch 335,340. At least 30,604 people were suspected to have contracted COVID-19 and a total of 530,041 specimens were examined in laboratories across the country.

Source: Antara News