Indonesia's COVID-19 Testing: 288,470 Specimens per Day (Tuesday, January 11, 2022)

Indonesia conducted 288,470 thousand COVID-19 specimen tests on Tuesday, January 11, 2022. This number is higher than the previous day's testing. To date, a total of 66.06 million specimens have been examined.

The average number of specimens tested has decreased. The average was 263,310 thousand specimens per day throughout January. In December, the average COVID-19 test was 281,030 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 Tuesday, January 11, 2022, was 29,590, bringing the total to 18.82 million people. Compared to the population, the ratio is 69,140 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.