Indonesia's COVID-19 Testing: 530,040 Specimens per Day (Saturday, February 12, 2022)

Indonesia conducted 530,040 thousand specimen COVID-19 tests on Saturday, February 12, 2022. This number is higher than the number of specimens tested the previous day. To date, a total of 76.96 million specimens have been examined.

The average number of specimens tested has increased. The average is 421,440 thousand specimens per day throughout February. In January, the average COVID-19 test was 283,460 thousand specimens per day.

The number of specimens tested includes antigen tests, Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests, and rapid molecular tests (TCM).

Meanwhile, the total number of people tested with RT-PCR as of Saturday, February 12, 2022, was 106,820 thousand people, bringing the total to 20.46 million people. Compared to the population, the ratio is 75,150 people per one million inhabitants.

In addition to specimen testing, to suppress the spread of COVID-19, the government urges the public to more strictly implement the 3M health protocols: wearing masks, washing hands with soap, and maintaining distance and avoiding crowds.