Indonesia's COVID-19 Testing: 505,390 Specimens per Day (Thursday, February 24, 2022)

Indonesia conducted 505,390 thousand COVID-19 specimen tests on Thursday, February 24, 2022. This number is lower than the previous day's testing. To date, a total of 82.96 million specimens have been examined.

The average number of specimens tested has increased. The average is 460,450 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 on Thursday, February 24, 2022, was 92,940, bringing the total to 21.55 million people. Compared to the population, the ratio is 79,160 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.