Latest Information on COVID-19 Cases and Vaccination in Jakarta as of April 17, 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 69,330
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 12,734 specimens. From that amount, 10,823 specimens have been tested today to diagnose new cases with total of 1,037 positive results and 9,786 negative results. Besides, Antigen test was also conducted to 3,450 people with 73 positive results and 3,377 negative results.
"For information, 339,128 PCR tests have been carried out per 1 million population. While the number of people tested for PCR in the past week reached 69,330. Number of positive cases increased by 33 cases thus in total it reached 6,953 active cases as of today (including people who are still being treated/isolated)," she explained as quoted in Jakarta PPID Press Release.
Thousand Islands Regency Optimizes COVID-19 Preventive EffortsMeanwhile for total confirmed cases in Jakarta as of today reached 398,125 cases. It should be noted that positive antigen test results in Jakarta were not included in total positive cases because all were reconfirmed by PCR.
From total positive cases, 384,652 people recovered with recovery rate of 96.6% and 6,520 people died with mortality rate of 1.6%. While mortality rate in Indonesia reached 2.7%
For positivity rate or positive cases percentage in the past week in Jakarta reached 9.5%, while the percentage of positive cases in total reached 11%. 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 1,633,447 people (54.4%) and second dose vaccination to 840,544 people (28.0%).
In detail, for health workers, first dose vaccination has been given to 125,148 people (111.4%) and second dose to 109,038 people (97.1%) with total vaccination target 112,301 people.
For elderly group, first dose vaccination has been given to 548,314 people (60.1%) and second dose to 272,887 people (29.9%) with total vaccination target 911,631 people. In public service group, first dose vaccination has been given to 959,985 people (48.6%) and second dose to 458,619 people (23.2%) 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 April 16, 2021 which submitted at 18:00;
A. Individual (Not Wearing Masks)
- Social Work Sanction = 1,727
- Administrative Fines = 25
Total = 1,752
B. Restaurants
- Administrative Fines = 0
- Temporary Suspension of Activity for 1x24 Hours = 2
- Temporary Suspension of Activity for 3x24 Hours = 0
- Written Warning = 18
- Dismissal = 3
- License Revocation = 0
- Zero Violation = 221
Total = 244
C. Workplaces, Business Places, and Industrial Places
- Administrative Fines = 0
- Temporary Suspension of Activity for 3x24 Hours = 0
- Written Warning = 22
- License Revocation = 0
- Zero Violation = 365
Total = 387
• Administrative Fines Collected
- Individual = Rp 3,950,000
- Restaurants = -
- Workplaces, Business Places, and Industrial Places = -
Total Amount = Rp 3,950,000
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.