Jakarta's Latest Official COVID-19 Figures as of March 16

The Jakarta COVID-19 Quick Handling Task Force announces the latest information of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases as of March 16.

The number of people tested last week has reached 77,616

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 14,384 specimens. 11,795 of them were to diagnose new cases with 835 positive and 10,960 negative results.

"The number of people tested last week has reached 77,616, while 305,188 people have undergone the swab tests. As for the number of active cases in Jakarta to date was 5,747 people who were undergoing self-isolation at home (including data of athlete's homestead) or decreased to 748 cases," she expressed, as quoted by Jakarta's PPID press release, Tuesday (3/16).

Latest COVID-19 Information in Jakarta as of March 15, 2021

As for the total number of confirmed cases in Jakarta today was 362,370 cases. Of these cases, 350,561 people were cured with a cure rate reaching 96.7% and 6,062 people died with a world with a death rate of 1.7%, while Indonesia's death rate was 2.7%. The positivity rate in the last week in Jakarta was 12%, while Indonesia was 11.2%. WHO also set a standard percentage of positive cases of no more than 5%.

Jakarta had provided isolation beds and ICU beds in handling COVID-19. Based on the latest data until March 14, there was an increase in the capacity of isolation beds and ICU beds in 106 referral hospitals. The number of isolation beds was 8,073, the percentage of filling was 56% with a total of 4,530 isolation patients. Meanwhile, for the ICU beds, there were 1,136, the percentage of the occupancy was 66% with a total of 753 ICU patients.

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 are the things that need to be done in daily activities amid the pandemic:

1. Stay home if not urgent

2. Always run 3M rules: (Mencuci tangan (washing hands), Memakai masker (wearing masks) and Menjaga jarak (maintaining physical distancing)

3. All activities permitted to operate must be within a maximum capacity of 50% and strictly adhere to health protocols

4. Remind others to always implement health protocols

Here is the recap data of violations and prosecution compiled by Satpol PP in tightening the PSBB as of March 15 at 6 PM, as follows:

A. Masks

- Social Work = 1,641

- Fine = 210

Total = 1,851

B. Restaurant

- Fine = 2

- Temporary suspension of activities for 1x24 = 8

- Temporary suspension of activities for 3x24 = 7

- Written warning = 44

- Disbandment = 10

- License Revocation = 0

- Zero violation = 433

- Total = 504

C. Workplaces, Business Places, Industrial Places

- Fine = 0

- Temporary suspension of activities for 3x24 hours = 2

- Written warning = 67

- License Revocation = 0

- Zero violation = 439

- Total = 508

D. Value of Fines

- Individual = Rp 29,300,000

- Place of business to eat and drink/restaurant = Rp 3,000,000

- Workplace/Industrial = Rp 0

- Amount = Rp 32, 300,000

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.