Latest COVID-19 Information in Jakarta as of March 29, 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 74,349
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 12,116 specimens. From that amount, 8,440 specimens have been tested today to diagnose new cases with total of 384 positive results and 8,056 negative results. Besides, Antigen test was also conducted to 3,731 people with 69 positive results and 3,662 negative results.
"For information, 319,501 PCR tests have been carried out per 1 million population. While the number of people tested for PCR in the past week reached 74,349. Number of positive cases declined by 823 cases thus in total it reached 6,944 active cases as of today (including people who are still being treated/isolated)," she explained as quoted in Jakarta PPID Press Release.
Opening Musrenbang 2021, Anies Instructs All Ranks to Optimize Budget to Meet Basic Needs of CitizensMeanwhile for total confirmed cases in Jakarta as of today reached 381,090 cases. From that amount, 367,819 people recovered with recovery rate of 96.5% and 6,327 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 11.1%, 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 1,178,243 people (39.3%) and second dose vaccination to 388,065 people (12.9%).
In detail, for health workers, first dose vaccination has been given to 123,199 people (109.7%) and second dose to 103,537 people (92.2%) with total vaccination target 112,301 people. For elderly group, first dose vaccination has been given to 444,817 people (48.8%) and second dose to 42,494 people (4.7%) with total vaccination target 911,631 people. In public service group, first dose vaccination has been given to 610,227 people (30.9%) and second dose to 242,034 people (12.2%) 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 29, 2021 which submitted at 18:00;
A. Individual (Not Wearing Masks)
- Social Work Sanction = 2,797
- Administrative Fines = 68
Total = 2,865
B. Restaurants
- Administrative Fines = 0
- Temporary Suspension of Activity for 1x24 Hours = 4
- Temporary Suspension of Activity for 3x24 Hours = 7
- Written Warning = 29
- Dismissal = 17
- License Revocation = 0
- Zero Violation = 278
Total = 312
C. Workplaces, Business Places, and Industrial Places
- Administrative Fines = 0
- Temporary Suspension of Activity for 3x24 Hours = 2
- Written Warning = 27
- License Revocation = 0
- Zero Violation = 413
Total = 442
• Administrative Fines Collected
- Individual = Rp 7,150,000
- Restaurants = -
- Workplaces, Business Places, and Industrial Places = -
Total Amount = Rp 7,150,000
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.