Indonesia's Active Covid-19 Cases at Lowest Point

Today, Thursday, October 14, 2021, Indonesia recorded 19,852 active Covid-19 cases. This is the lowest number reported in the last 15 months.

Further good news today also comes from the Ministry of Health's release. Daily Covid-19 data shows that Bengkulu is the only province that did not record an increase in confirmed positive Covid-19 cases.

Previously, on July 24, Covid-19 cases had reached their peak with 574,000 active cases. All regions in Indonesia reported very high infection rates with a high positive rate. The number of deaths due to Covid-19 was reported to reach 1,000 people per day.

Three months after the implementation of the Community Activity Restriction Policy (PPKM), the number of active Covid-19 cases in Indonesia has now decreased drastically.

The total increase from the top 10 provinces only reached 725 people (69%). The remaining increase in cases in the other 24 provinces was recorded at 328 people (31%).

Today, 19 provinces recorded a decrease in cases and 13 other provinces reported an increase. However, overall, the daily increase in Covid-19 today is also at its lowest point with only 1,053 new cases.

| Province | October 13, 2021 | October 14, 2021 | Change (%) |
|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|------------|
| Central Java | 116 | 156 | 34.5 |
| Jakarta | 278 | 113 | -59.4 |
| West Java | 93 | 102 | 9.7 |
| East Java | 121 | 86 | -28.9 |
| South Sulawesi | 60 | 49 | -18.3 |
| East Kalimantan | 25 | 47 | 88 |
| North Sumatra | 55 | 46 | -16.4 |
| East Nusa Tenggara | 23 | 44 | 91.3 |
| Bali | 49 | 42 | -14.3 |
| Riau | 19 | 40 | 110.5 |