Latest COVID-19 Information in Jakarta as of March 15, 2021
Reported by Aldi Geri Lumban Tobing | Translated by Maria Inggita
Jakarta Government urges all people to be more disciplined in implementing 3M health protocols because COVID-19 positive cases are still increasing. Although the government continues to intensify 3T action, it needs cooperation from the community to break the chain of COVID-19 transmission.
Number of positive cases declined by 249 cases
Jakarta Health Agency's Disease Prevention and Control Division Head, Dwi Oktavia stated, based on the latest data from Jakarta Health Agency, PCR test has been carried out for 10,739 specimens. From that amount, 9,342 specimens have been tested today to diagnose new cases with total of 1,555 positive results and 7,787 negative results.
"For information, 304,080 PCR tests have been carried out per 1 million population. While the number of people tested for PCR in the past week reached 76,644. Number of positive cases declined by 249 cases thus in total it reached 6,495 active cases as of today (including people who are still being treated/isolated)," she explained as quoted in Jakarta PPID Press Release.
Cipayung Health Center Provides Mini ICU During Vaccination for ElderlyMeanwhile for total confirmed cases in Jakarta as of today reached 361,535 cases. From that amount, 349,002 people recovered with recovery rate of 96.5% and 6,038 people died with mortality rate of 1.7%. While mortality rate in Indonesia reached 2.7%
For positivity rate or positive cases percentage in the past week in Jakarta reached 12.2%, while the percentage of positive cases in total reached 11.2%. WHO also set standard positive cases percentage no more than 5%.
Jakarta Satpol PP will also give sanction for anyone who don't wear mask and violate health protocols, as well as intensify guest book data collection. It is hoped that people can be more disciplined in implementing health protocols and participating in breaking the chain of COVID-19 transmission.
The following is Jakarta Satpol PP's daily report as of March 14, 2021 which submitted at 20:00;
A. Individual (Not Wearing Masks)
- Social Work Sanction = 1,411
- Administrative Fines = 2
Total = 1,413
B. Restaurants
- Administrative Fines = 0
- Temporary Suspension of Activity for 1x24 Hours = 14
- Temporary Suspension of Activity for 3x24 Hours = 7
- Dismissal = 4
- Written Warning = 20
- License Revocation = 0
- Zero Violation = 213
Total = 258
C. Workplaces, Business Places, and Industrial Places
- Administrative Fines = 0
- Temporary Suspension of Activity for 3x24 Hours = 0
- Written Warning = 6
- License Revocation = 0
- Zero Violation = 113
Total = 119
• Administrative Fines Collected
- Individual = Rp 300,000
- Restaurants = -
- Workplaces, Business Places, and Industrial Places = -
Total Amount = Rp 300,000
Jakarta Government advised people who want to enter Jakarta to carry out self-examination for COVID-19 through JakCLM feature at JAKI application. By using JakCLM, people can get information about COVID-19 risks and various recommendations according to the risks they have. People's contribution in filling JakCLM can help Jakarta Government in preventing COVID-19 spread in Jakarta.
Jakarta Provincial Government is still opening opportunity for residents who want to provide assistance to the others who affected by COVID-19 through Large-scale Social Collaboration (KSBB) Program. Residents can provide assistance in form of staple food, ready meals, or funds. Detailed information regarding KSBB can be accessed via site corona.jakarta.go.id/kolaborasi.
