Based on data from the COVID-19 Handling Task Force received in Jakarta, Thursday, Jakarta ranked first, with an additional 1,255 COVID-19 cases followed by 449 in West Java, 238 in Banten, 113 in East Java, 73 in Bali, and 32 in Central Java.
Meanwhile, an additional 1,626 people recovered from COVID-19 in Indonesia, thereby bringing the total count to 5,914,933.
Jakarta contributed with 1,090 recovered cases followed by 222 in West Java, 115 in East Java, 72 in Banten, and 35 each in Bali and Yogyakarta.
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Meanwhile, nationally, six deaths due to COVID-19 were reported in Indonesia, thereby bringing the total to 156,737 to date.
The six cases of death due to COVID-19 were reported from Jakarta, Bali, and South Sumatra, with two cases each.
Thus, the number of active cases in Indonesia increased by 616, thereby bringing the total count to 16,790 to date.
The Task Force also reported that 5,211 people were suspected of having contracted COVID-19, and 79,384 specimens had been examined as of today.
The Task Force reminded the public to continue to implement health protocols, such as by wearing masks, washing hands with soap and running water, maintaining distance, and avoiding crowds.
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Earlier, Health Minister, Budi Gunadi Sadikin, estimated that the rate of COVID-19 cases in Jakarta Province would peak in the near future.
"Jakarta is the most affected by Omicron. In my opinion, Jakarta will soon reach its peak," Sadikin stated while delivering a press statement at his office in Jakarta, June 29.
Reflecting on the Delta wave that occurred in Indonesia in July 2021, Sadikin noted that the peak of COVID-19 cases would occur when the virus variant had dominated more than 80 percent of the total population.
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Translator: Martha Herlinawati S, Resinta
Editor: Fardah Assegaf
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