Jakarta's Latest Official COVID-19 Cases as of June 7

1,445 are still being treated in hospital and 2,794 are undergoing self-isolation at home

The Jakarta COVID-19 Quick Handling Task Force announces the latest information of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases as of June 7.

According to Ani Ruspitawati, Division Head of Health Resources, COVID-19 positive cases increased to 160. In total, there were 7,946 positive people in Jakarta, with details 3,140 were declared cured and 537 died.

Latest COVID-19 Information in Jakarta on June 3, 2020

"1,445 are still being treated in hospital and 2,794 are undergoing self-isolation at home," she expressed, as quoted by Jakarta PPID's press release.

As for the number of individuals being monitored (ODP) reached 17,197 people, while 11,980 patients were under surveillance (PDP).

She added the city had also increased the inspection capacity of the RT-PCR method, which is by building a COVID-19 Satellite Laboratory, located in a part of the Pasar Minggu RSUD area since April 9 and developing a network with 41 COVID-19 inspection laboratories.

While the cumulative PCR test conducted in Jakarta up to June 6 were 171,599 samples. While the PCR test as of June 6, as many as 2,488 people underwent the test. As many as 1,831 tests were done to confirm the diagnosis in new cases where 160 were positive and 1,671 were negative.

Massive selective check-up was done continuously in selected urban villages areas, which are studied epidemiologically and according to population density. There were 58 selected villages that conducted the rapid test. It was targeted to elderly people, people with cases of certain diseases and also for pregnant women.

In total, as many as 165,922 people had undergone the rapid test, with details 6,130 people having reactive coronavirus and 159,792 people were non-reactive. For the positive cases, it was handled through swab test via PCR. If the results were positive, the patients would be referred to the homestead athlete or hospital or undergo a self-isolation at home.

"For people, we urge to always run health protocols by wearing masks, washing hands with soap and running water or using a hand sanitizer, keeping a minimum distance of 1.5-2 meters between people, and staying at home," she urged.

Even the community also had the opportunity to donate with others in the large-scale social collaboration (KSBB) program through corona.jakarta.go.id/ksb. They can provide aid in the form of staple foods, fast food and cash.

Since April 24 to June 6 at 2 PM, the Pokja KSBB had collected commitments for 388,541 staple food packages, 153,511 fast food packages, 33,687 Eid packages and 2,344 THR packages for low-income families at the RW, institution and pesantren (Islamic boarding school) levels.