Jakarta's Latest Official COVID-19 Figures as of March 24

The Jakarta COVID-19 Quick Handling Task Force announces the latest information of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases as of March 24.

The number of people tested last week has reached 73,157

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 16,577 specimens. 11,935 of them were to diagnose new cases with 890 positive and 11,045 negative results. In addition, an Antigen test was also held today, where 3,954 were tested, with 121 positive results and 3,833 negative results.

"The number of people teste d last week has reached 73,157, while 313,638 people have undergone the swab tests. As for the number of active cases in Jakarta to date was 5,289 people who were undergoing self-isolation at home (including data of athlete's homestead) or decreased to 897 cases," she expressed, as quoted by Jakarta's PPID press release, Wednesday (3/24).

Latest COVID-19 Information in Jakarta as of March 23, 2021

As for the total number of confirmed cases in Jakarta today was 373,761 cases. Of these cases, 373,761 people were cured with a cure rate reaching 96.9% and 6,224 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 13.8%, while Indonesia was 11.2%. WHO also set a standard percentage of positive cases of no more than 5%.

Meanwhile, the vaccination process was still ongoing. The number of vaccination targets for stages 1 and 2 (health workers, the elderly, and public servants) was 3,000,689 people. The total vaccination dose 1 was currently 925,387 people (30.8%) and the total vaccination dose 2 now reached 258,405 people (8.6%).

With the detailed, vaccination dose 1 for health workers reached 122,199 people (108.8%) and vaccination dose 2 included 100,218 people (89.2%), with a vaccination target of 112,301 people. As for the elderly, vaccination dose 1 was done to 337,760 people (37.1%) and vaccination dose 2 included 9,693 people (1.1%), with a vaccination target of 911,631 people. In the public service, vaccination dose 1 was administered to 465,428 people (23.5%) and vaccination dose 2 included 148,494 people (7.5%), with a vaccination target of 1,976,757 people.

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 23 at 6 PM, as follows:

A. Masks

- Social Work = 2,345

- Fine = 32

Total = 2,377

B. Restaurant

- Fine = 0

- Temporary suspension of activities for 1x24 = 4

- Temporary suspension of activities for 3x24 = 2

- Written warning = 18

- Disbandment = 7

- License Revocation = 0

- Zero violation = 330

- Total = 361

C. Workplaces, Business Places, Industrial Places

- Fine = 1

- Temporary suspension of activities for 3x24 hours = 25

- Written warning = 32

- License Revocation = 0

- Zero violation = 374

- Total = 432

D. Value of Fines

- Individual = Rp 5,100,000

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

- Workplace/Industrial = Rp 3,000,000

- Amount = Rp 8,100,000

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.