Indonesia's COVID-19 Testing: 341,630 Specimens per Day (Friday, March 4, 2022)

Indonesia conducted 341,630 COVID-19 tests on Friday, March 4, 2022. This number is lower than the previous day's testing. To date, a total of 86.35 million specimens have been examined.

The average number of specimens tested has decreased. The average was 442,280 specimens per day throughout March. In February, the average number of COVID-19 tests was 452,620 specimens per day.

The tested specimens include 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 Friday, March 4, 2022, was 49,700, bringing the total to 22.1 million people. Compared to the population, this represents a ratio of 81,190 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.