Jakarta's Latest Official COVID-19 Figures as of February 2

The Jakarta COVID-19 Quick Handling Task Force announces the latest information of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases as of February 2.

As for new positive cases based on the results of today's PCR test increased by 9,132 people

Jakarta Health Agency's Disease Prevention and Control Division Head Dwi Oktavia Tatri Lestari stated, the number of active cases in Jakarta today increased by 5,093 cases, bringing the number of active cases to 41,974 (people who are still being treated/isolated).

"It should be underlined that 39,434  people from the number of 93.9% active cases are foreign travelers. As for new positive cases based on the results of today's PCR test increased by 9,132 people, bringing a total of 928,875 cases, of which 8,626 of which (94.5%) were also the local transmission," she explained, as quoted by Jakarta PPID's press release, Wednesday (2/2).

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Seeing this case, she called on the public to be aware of the transmission of the Omicron Variant virus, which is now also increasing in Jakarta. Of the 3,027 infected people, 1,696 people were international travelers, while the other 1,331 were local transmissions.

Meanwhile, 3T efforts continue to be intensified, in addition to the COVID-19 vaccination which is also still ongoing with a wider scope. Based on the latest data, the swab tests had been carried out on 45,516 specimens. 42,329 of them were to diagnose new cases with 9,132 positive and 33,197 negative results. In addition, an antigen test was also held today, where 68,320 were tested, with 6,492 positive results and 61,828 negative results.

She furthered the WHO test target is 1,000 people tested by PCR per million populations per week (not specimens), meaning that the WHO target for Jakarta is a minimum of 10,645 people tested per week. "This target has been surpassed by Jakarta for some time. The number of people tested last week has reached 241,003, while 793,868 people have undergone the PCR tests," she added.

Of these cases, 873,212 people have been cured with a cure rate of 94% and 13,689 people died with a world with a death rate of 1.5%, while Indonesia's death rate was 3.3%. The positivity rate in the last week in Jakarta was 17.4%, while in Indonesia was 11%. WHO also set a standard percentage of positive cases of no more than 5%.

Meanwhile, the vaccination process is still ongoing. The total vaccination dose 1 was currently 12,135,135 people (120.3%), with a proportion of 71% being residents of Jakarta and 29% were non-residents of Jakarta. Then the number of people being vaccinated in a 1-day dose is as many as 383 people. The total vaccination dose 2 now reached 9,933,574 people (98.5%), with a proportion of 73% being residents of Jakarta and 27% were non-residents of Jakarta. The number of people being vaccinated on the 2-day dose was as many as 842 people.

As for the third dose (booster) vaccination was also carried out. The updated total third dose was 632,650 people and the number of people who get vaccinated with the 3-day dose was 2,510 people.

Based on the daily reports on February 1, there had been a total fine of Rp 500,000 from the raid results during PPKM Level 2 period against residents without masks, restaurants, food stalls, and cafes, as well as in offices, workplaces, and places of business.

To get the vaccine, residents can go to the vaccination site. However, to speed up vaccination, they must register online via JAKI app or corona.jakarta.go.id/vaksinasi. By registering online, they may choose the schedule and place of vaccination themselves, as well as being able to pre-screening online tests.

To find vaccination centers, you can access the Google Maps application, by writing "vaksin COVID-19".

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.