Indonesia's COVID-19 Testing: 434,540 Specimens per Day (Sunday, February 20, 2022)

COVID-19 testing in Indonesia on Sunday, February 20, 2022, reached 434,540 specimens. This number is lower than the number of specimens tested the previous day. To date, a total of 81 million specimens have been examined.

The average number of specimens tested has increased. The average is 454,810 specimens per day throughout February. In January, the average COVID-19 test was 283,460 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 on Sunday, February 20, 2022, was 89,000, bringing the total to 21.21 million people. Compared to the population, the ratio is 77,900 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.