Jakarta's Latest Official COVID-19 Figures as of February 25

The Jakarta COVID-19 Quick Handling Task Force announces the latest information of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases as of February 25.

Some of today's positive data is delayed due to improved input connections to the Health Ministry system

Jakarta Health Agency's Disease Prevention and Control Division Head Dwi Oktavia Tatri Lestari stated, based on the latest data, the swab tests had been carried out on 17,507 specimens. 14,336 of them were to diagnose new cases with 1,581 positive and 12,755 negative results.

"Some of today's positive data is delayed due to improved input connections to the Health Ministry system. There may be accumulated data from which withdrawals could not be made through the system before," she expressed, as quoted by Jakarta's PPID press release, Thursday (2/25).

Latest COVID-19 Information in Jakarta as of February 24, 2021

She furthered, the number of people tested last week has reached 84,352, while 284,503 people have undergone the swab tests. As for the number of active cases in Jakarta to date was 9,567 people who were undergoing self-isolation at home (including data of athlete's homestead) or decreased to 787 cases.

As for the total number of confirmed cases in Jakarta today was 334,239 cases. Of these cases, 319,326 people were cured with a cure rate reaching 95.5% and 5,346 people died with a death rate of 1.6%, while Indonesia's death rate was 2.7%. The positivity rate in the last week in Jakarta was 15.6%, while Indonesia was 11%. WHO also set a standard percentage of positive cases of no more than 5%.

Amid PSBB, residents wanting to enter the Jakarta area were urged to carry out independent COVID-19 check-up through the JakCLM via JAKI app. In this app, they could find out the risk of COVID-19 and got various health recommendations according to the risks they have. This contribution would help the government to prevent the diseases in Jakarta.

Together with Satpol PP, the operation for residents who do not wear masks will also be intensified, including other PSBB violations. Hopefully, they can be more disciplined in implementing health protocols and participating in stopping the chain of COVID-19.

Here is the recap data of violations and prosecution compiled by Satpol PP in tightening the PSBB as of February 24 at 8 PM, as follows:

A. Masks

- Social Work = 2,815

- Fine = 69

Total = 2,884

B. Restaurant

- Fine = 0

- Temporary suspension of activities = 0

- Temporary suspension of activities = 5

- Written warning = 27

- License Revocation = 0

- Zero violation = 411

- Total = 443

C. Workplaces, Business Places, Industrial Places

- Fine = 0

- Temporary suspension of activities for 3x24 hours = 6

- Written warning = 45

- License Revocation = 0

- Zero violation = 386

Total = 431

D. Value of Fines

- Individual = Rp 9,450,000

- Place of business to eat and drink/restaurant = Rp 0

- Workplace/Industrial = Rp 0

Amount = Rp 9,450,000

As for the information, the community also has the opportunity to donate with others in the large-scale social collaboration (KSBB) program. They can provide aid in the form of staple foods, fast food and cash. For further information, please visit corona.jakarta.go.id/kolaborasi.