Jakarta's Latest Official COVID-19 Figures as of March 22

The Jakarta COVID-19 Quick Handling Task Force announces the latest information of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases as of March 22.

The number of people tested last week has reached 82,168

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 10,911 specimens. 8.183 of them were to diagnose new cases with 1,474 positive and 6,709 negative results.

"The number of people tested last week has reached 82,168, while 311,799 people have undergone the swab tests. As for the number of active cases in Jakarta to date was 7,051 people who were undergoing self-isolation at home (including data of athlete's homestead) or decreased to 271 cases," she expressed, as quoted by Jakarta's PPID press release, Monday (3/22).

Jakarta's Latest Official COVID-19 Figures as of March 21

As for the total number of confirmed cases in Jakarta today was 372,056 cases. Of these cases, 358,826 people were cured with a cure rate reaching 96.4% and 6,179 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 12.8%, while Indonesia was 11.2%. 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 March 21 at 8 PM, as follows:

A. Masks

- Social Work = 1,178

- Fine = 30

Total = 1,208

B. Restaurant

- Fine = 0

- Temporary suspension of activities for 1x24 = 15

- Temporary suspension of activities for 3x24 = 6

- Written warning = 33

- Disbandment = 7

- License Revocation = 0

- Zero violation = 230

- Total = 291

C. Workplaces, Business Places, Industrial Places

- Fine = 0

- Temporary suspension of activities for 3x24 hours = 0

- Written warning = 18

- License Revocation = 0

- Zero violation = 172

- Total = 190

D. Value of Fines

- Individual = Rp 5,400,000

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

- Workplace/Industrial = Rp 0

- Amount = Rp 5,400,000

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.