Latest COVID-19 Information in Jakarta as of March 25, 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 people tested for PCR in the past week reached 71,286
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 to 14,093 specimens. From that amount, 10,992 specimens have been tested today to diagnose new cases with total of 1,726 positive results and 9,266 negative results. Besides, Antigen test was also conducted to 3,719 people with 99 positive results and 3,620 negative results.
"For information, 314,671 PCR tests have been carried out per 1 million population. While the number of people tested for PCR in the past week reached 71,286. Number of positive cases increased by 982 cases thus in total it reached 6,271 active cases as of today (including people who are still being treated/isolated)," she explained as quoted in Jakarta PPID Press Release.
Thousand Islands Closely Monitors Health Protocols in 17 LocationsMeanwhile for total confirmed cases in Jakarta as of today reached 375,487 cases. From that amount, 362,975 people recovered with recovery rate of 96.7% and 6,241 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 14.1%, while the percentage of positive cases in total reached 11.2%. WHO also set standard positive cases percentage no more than 5%.
Vaccination process is still ongoing. Vaccination target for stage 1 and 2 (for health workers, elderly and public servants) is 3,000,689 people. Currently, first dose vaccination has been given to 997,730 people (33.3%) and second dose vaccination to 294,083 people (9.8%).
In detail, for health workers, first dose vaccination has been given to 122,616 people (109.2%) and second dose to 101,248 people (90.2%) with total vaccination target 112,301 people. For elderly group, first dose vaccination has been given to 373,557 people (41%) and second dose to 15,380 people (1.7%) with total vaccination target 911,631 people. In public service group, first dose vaccination has been given to 501,557 people (25.4%) and second dose to 177,455 people (9%) with total vaccination target 1,976,757 people.
Jakarta Satpol PP also gives sanction for anyone who don't wear mask and violate health protocols, and intensifies 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 24, 2021 which submitted at 20:00;
A. Individual (Not Wearing Masks)
- Social Work Sanction = 2,094
- Administrative Fines = 42
Total = 2,136
B. Restaurants
- Administrative Fines = 0
- Temporary Suspension of Activity for 1x24 Hours = 0
- Temporary Suspension of Activity for 3x24 Hours = 1
- Written Warning = 26
- Dismissal = 7
- License Revocation = 0
- Zero Violation = 278
Total = 312
C. Workplaces, Business Places, and Industrial Places
- Administrative Fines = 1
- Temporary Suspension of Activity for 3x24 Hours = 1
- Written Warning = 26
- License Revocation = 0
- Zero Violation = 308
Total = 336
• Administrative Fines Collected
- Individual = Rp 5,300,000
- Restaurants = -
- Workplaces, Business Places, and Industrial Places = Rp 2,000,000
Total Amount = Rp 7,300,000
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.